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			<title><![CDATA[Stanley v. City of Sanford]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-997; Argued: 2025-01-13]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-997.html"><i>Stanley v. City of Sanford</i>, No. 23-997</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-01-13.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Deepak Gupta, Washington, D. C.; and Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Jessica C. Conner, Orlando, Fla.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, does a former employee-who was qualified to perform her job and who earned post-employment benefits while employed-lose her right to sue over discrimination with respect to those benefits solely because she no longer holds her job?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-997">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-997_mkhn.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-997.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00997qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-997/302683/20240308145432269_Stanley%20v.%20City%20of%20Sanford%20-%20Petition%20for%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-997/309679/20240513145152474_23-997%20Brief%20in%20Opposition%20Final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-997/311779/20240528141949268_23-997%20Stanley%20Reply%20In%20Support%20of%20Certiorari.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-997/326112/20240916194411347_Stanley%20Opening%20Final.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-997/326684/20240923182253908_23-997tsUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-997/331645/20241112164038324_23-997%20Brief%20of%20Respondent.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-997/335650/20241219174736814_No.%2023-997%20Reply%20brief%20of%20petitioner%20.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF DEEPAK GUPTA</p><p>(00:28:28) ORAL ARGUMENT OF FREDERICK LIU FOR</p><p>(00:44:54) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JESSICA C. CONNER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-997; Argued: 2025-01-13</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Deepak Gupta, Washington, D. C.; and Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Jessica C. Conner, Orlando, Fla.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1122; Argued: 2025-01-15]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1122.html"><i>Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton</i>, No. 23-1122</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-01-15.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Derek L. Shaffer, Washington, D. C.  For United States, as amicus curiae: Brian H. Fletcher, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Aaron L. Nielson, Solicitor General, Austin, Tex.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>This Court has repeatedly held that States may rationally restrict minors' access to sexual materials, but such restrictions must withstand strict scrutiny if they burden adults' access to constitutionally protected speech. See, e.g., Ashcroft v. ACLU , 542 U.S. 656, 663 (2004). In the decision below, the Fifth Circuit applied rational-basis review-rather than strict scrutiny-to vacate a preliminary injunction of a provision of a Texas law that significantly burdens adults' access to protected speech, because the law's stated purpose is to protect minors. The question presented is: Whether the court of appeals erred as a matter of law in applying rational-basis review to a law burdening adults' access to protected speech, instead of strict scrutiny as this Court and other circuits have consistently done.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1122">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1122_7m58.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1122.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01122qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1122/307334/20240412161838458_Cert%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1122/311950/20240530120355427_23-1122%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1122/308536/20240429113225125_Reply%20to%20Texas%20Response.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1122/326045/20240916160337719_Petitioners%20Merits%20Br.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1122/331956/20241115140329092_23-1122%20Brief%20for%20Respondent.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1122/335896/20241223162042121_FSC%20v.%20Paxton%20-%20Reply%20Brief%20for%20Petitioners.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF DEREK L. SHAFFER</p><p>(00:48:32) ORAL ARGUMENT OF BRIAN H. FLETCHER</p><p>(01:23:17) ORAL ARGUMENT OF AARON L. NIELSON</p><p>(02:00:16) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF DEREK L. SHAFFER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-1122; Argued: 2025-01-15</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Derek L. Shaffer, Washington, D. C.  For United States, as amicus curiae: Brian H. Fletcher, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Aaron L. Nielson, Solicitor General, Austin, Tex.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Thompson v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1095; Argued: 2025-01-14]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1095.html"><i>Thompson v. United States</i>, No. 23-1095</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-01-14.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Chris C. Gair, Chicago, Ill.  For respondent: Caroline A. Flynn, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether 18 U.S.C. § 1014, which prohibits making a "false statement" for the purpose of influencing certain financial institutions and federal agencies, also prohibits making a statement that is misleading but not false.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1095">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1095_19m1.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1095.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01095qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1095/306866/20240405122942538_cert%20petition%20Thompson%20v%20US.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1095/316754/20240710160203630_23-1095%20Thompson_opp.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1095/318272/20240717124900286_cert%20reply%2023-1095%20Thompson%20v%20US.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1095/331316/20241106153045991_Brief%20for%20Petitioner%2023-1095%20Thompson%20v%20US.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1095/334584/20241206192149454_23-1095bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1095/335869/20241223144903259_Reply%20Brief%2023-1095%20Thompson%20v%20US.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CHRIS C. GAIR</p><p>(00:36:44) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CAROLINE A. FLYNN</p><p>(01:12:52) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF CHRIS C. GAIR</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-1095; Argued: 2025-01-14</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Chris C. Gair, Chicago, Ill.  For respondent: Caroline A. Flynn, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ames v. OH Dept. of Youth Services]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1039; Argued: 2025-02-26]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1039.html"><i>Ames v. OH Dept. of Youth Services</i>, No. 23-1039</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-02-26.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Xiao Wang, Charlottesville, Va.; and Ashley Robertson, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondent: T. Elliot Gaiser, Solicitor General, Columbus, Ohio.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether, in addition to pleading the other elements of Title VII, a majority-group plaintiff must show "background circumstances to support the suspicion that the defendant is that unusual employer who discriminates against the majority." App. 5a.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1039">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1039_1an2.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1039.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01039qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1039/303301/20240318150951514_No.%2023-__%20Ames%20Petition%20and%20Appendix%20Combined.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1039/314069/20240531133500897_Ames%20BIO.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1039/314277/20240604124737225_Ames%20Cert%20Reply_6.4_Final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1039/334696/20241209182213841_Ames%20Opening%20Merits%20Brief_Final.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1039/335322/20241216192608136_23-1039_Ames_Amicus_Brief_iso_Vacatur.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1039/339586/20250117125707958_Ames%20Resp.%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1039/342221/20250207133344634_Ames%20Reply%20Merits%20Brief_Final.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF XIAO WANG</p><p>(00:16:20) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ASHLEY ROBERTSON</p><p>(00:31:50) ORAL ARGUMENT OF T. ELLIOT GAISER</p><p>(00:53:49) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF XIAO WANG</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-1039; Argued: 2025-02-26</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Xiao Wang, Charlottesville, Va.; and Ashley Robertson, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondent: T. Elliot Gaiser, Solicitor General, Columbus, Ohio.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-7; Argued: 2025-04-23]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.280" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY B. WALL"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:28:25.670" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF EDWIN S. KNEEDLER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:46:04.990" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOSHUA A. KLEIN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:46:06.000" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY B. WALL"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-7.html"><i>Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA</i>, No. 24-7</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-04-23.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Jeffrey B. Wall, Washington, D. C.  For federal respondents: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For state respondents: Joshua A. Klein, Deputy Solicitor General, Oakland, Cal.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Section 209(a) of the Clean Air Act generally preempts States from adopting emission standards for new motor vehicles. 42 U.S.C. § 7543(a). But under Section 209(b) of that Act, EPA may grant California and only California-a waiver from federal preemption to set its own vehicle-emission standards. Before granting a preemption waiver, EPA must find that California "need[s]" its own emission standards "to meet compelling and extraordinary conditions." Id. § 7543(b)(1)(B). In 2022, EPA granted California a waiver to set its own standards for greenhouse-gas emissions and to adopt a zero-emission-vehicle mandate, both expressly intended to address global climate change by reducing California vehicles' consumption of liquid fuel. Fuel producers challenged EPA's waiver as contrary to the text of Section 209(b). The D.C. Circuit rejected the challenge without reaching the merits, concluding that fuel producers' injuries were not redressable because they had not established that vacating EP A's waiver would have any effect on automakers. The questions presented are: 1. Whether a party may establish the redressability component of Article III standing by relying on the coercive and predictable effects of regulation on third parties. 2. Whether EPA's preemption waiver for California's greenhouse-gas emission standards and zero-emission- vehicle mandate is unlawful.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/24-7">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-7_ap6c.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-7.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00007qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-7/316250/20240702155754675_Diamond%20Alternative%20v%20Environmental%20Protection%20-%20Petition%20for%20Writ.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-7/325499/20240909143741854_Brief%20in%20Opposition%20Nos.%2024-7%2024-13.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-7/326657/20240923155719417_Petitioners%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-7/340245/20250127163054266_24-7%20Diamond%20Alternative%20Energy%20v.%20EPA%20-%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-00007/24-00007br.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-7/355183/20250409150702553_Diamond%20Alternative%20Energy%20v.%20EPA%2024-7%20-%20Supreme%20Court%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY B. WALL</p><p>(00:28:25) ORAL ARGUMENT OF EDWIN S. KNEEDLER</p><p>(00:46:04) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOSHUA A. KLEIN</p><p>(00:46:06) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY B. WALL</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-7; Argued: 2025-04-23</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Jeffrey B. Wall, Washington, D. C.  For federal respondents: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For state respondents: Joshua A. Klein, Deputy Solicitor General, Oakland, Cal.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Oklahoma v. EPA]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1067; Argued: 2025-03-25]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.520" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MITHUN MANSINGHANI"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:16:28.620" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MISHA TSEYTLIN."/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:29:47.690" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MALCOLM L. STEWART"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:29:49.080" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MITHUN MANSINGHANI"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1067.html"><i>Oklahoma v. EPA</i>, No. 23-1067</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-03-25.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners in 23-1067: Mithun Mansinghani, Oklahoma City, Okla.  For petitioners in 23-1068: Misha Tseytlin, Chicago, Ill.  For respondents: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Under the Clean Air Act, each state must adopt an implementation plan to meet national standards, which EPA then reviews for compliance with the Act. See 42 U.S.C. § 7410. In 2023, EPA published disapprovals of 21 states' plans implementing national ozone standards. It did so in a single Federal Register notice. The Act specifies that "[a] petition for review of the [EPA's] action in approving or promulgating any implementation plan ... or any other final action of the [EPA] under this Act ... which is locally or regionally applicable may be filed only in" the appropriate regional circuit, while "nationally applicable regulations ... may be filed only in" the D.C. Circuit. 42 U.S.C. § 7607(b)(1). Parties from a dozen states sought judicial review of their respective state plan disapprovals in their appropriate regional circuits. The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Circuits held that the implementation plan disapprovals of states within those circuits are appropriately challenged in their respective regional courts of appeals. In the decision below, the Tenth Circuit held that challenges to the disapprovals of Oklahoma's and Utah's plans can only be brought in the D.C. Circuit, explicitly disagreeing with the decisions of its sister circuits. The question presented is: Whether a final action by EPA taken pursuant to its Clean Air Act authority with respect to a single state or region may be challenged only in the D.C. Circuit because EPA published the action in the same Federal Register notice as actions affecting other states or regions and claimed to use a consistent analysis for all states</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1067">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1067_6647.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1067.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01067qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1067/306154/20240328145825192_Oklahoma%20v%20EPA%20-%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1067/310322/20240521150734867_23-1067%2023-1068%20Oklahoma.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1067/311997/20240530152329870_23-1067%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1067/335139/20241213171658376_No.%2023-1067-1068%20-%20Brief%20for%20Petitioners.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1067/339665/20250117190406104_23-1067bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1067/343017/20250218135737629_23-1068%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MITHUN MANSINGHANI</p><p>(00:16:28) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MISHA TSEYTLIN.</p><p>(00:29:47) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MALCOLM L. STEWART</p><p>(00:29:49) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MITHUN MANSINGHANI</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-1067; Argued: 2025-03-25</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners in 23-1067: Mithun Mansinghani, Oklahoma City, Okla.  For petitioners in 23-1068: Misha Tseytlin, Chicago, Ill.  For respondents: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1141; Argued: 2025-03-04]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.880" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF NOEL J. FRANCISCO"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:40:28.900" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF CATHERINE E. STETSON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:25:55.740" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF NOEL J. FRANCISCO"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1141.html"><i>Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos</i>, No. 23-1141</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-03-04.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Noel J. Francisco, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Catherine E. Stetson, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Mexican Government has sued leading members of the American firearms industry, seeking to hold them liable for harms inflicted by Mexican drug cartels. According to Mexico, America's firearms companies have engaged in a series of business practices for decades-from selling semi-automatic rifles, to making magazines that hold over ten rounds, to failing to impose various sales restrictions-that have created a supply of firearms later smuggled across the border and ultimately used by the cartels to commit crimes. Mexico asks for billions of dollars in damages, plus extensive injunctive relief imposing new gun-control measures in the United States. The district court dismissed the case under the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), which generally bars suits against firearms companies based on criminals misusing their products. But the First Circuit reversed. It held that PLCAA does not bar this suit because Mexico stated a claim that defendants' business practices have aided and abetted firearms trafficking to the cartels, proximately harming the Mexican government. The questions presented are: 1. Whether the production and sale of firearms in the United States is the "proximate cause" of alleged injuries to the Mexican government stemming from violence committed by drug cartels in Mexico. 2. Whether the production and sale of firearms in the United States amounts to "aiding and abetting" illegal firearms trafficking because firearms companies allegedly know that some of their products are unlawfully trafficked.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1141">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1141_8m59.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1141.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01141qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1141/307919/20240418143513080_S_W%20Cert%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1141/316347/20240703141231525_Mexico%20BIO%207-3-24%20Final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1141/318264/20240717120657610_23-1141%20cert%20rb.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1141/332815/20241126130359423_23-1141%20ts.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1141/337036/20250110145559191_Mexico%20Response%20Brief%201-10-25%20Final.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1141/342331/20250210131117953_23-1141%20rb.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF NOEL J. FRANCISCO</p><p>(00:40:28) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CATHERINE E. STETSON</p><p>(01:25:55) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF NOEL J. FRANCISCO</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-1141; Argued: 2025-03-04</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Noel J. Francisco, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Catherine E. Stetson, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[A. J. T. v. Osseo Area Schools]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-249; Argued: 2025-04-28]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.210" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ROMAN MARTINEZ"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:23:04.890" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF NICOLE F. REAVES"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:45:18.640" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-249.html"><i>A. J. T. v. Osseo Area Schools</i>, No. 24-249</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-04-28.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Roman Martinez, Washington, D. C.; and Nicole F. Reaves, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondents: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Rehabilitation Act) require public entities and organizations that receive federal funding to provide reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. In the decision below, the Eighth Circuit held that, for discrimination claims "based on educational services" brought by children with disabilities, these statutes are violated only if school officials acted with ''bad faith or gross misjudgment." App.3a. That test squarely implicates an entrenched and acknowledged 5-2 circuit split over the standard governing such claims. It is also plainly mistaken on the merits: As the Eighth Circuit itself acknowledged, the test lacks "any anchor in statutory text," App.5a n.2, and it arbitrarily departs from the more lenient standards that all courts-including the Eighth Circuit-apply to ADA and Rehabilitation Act claims brought by plaintiffs outside the school setting. The question presented is: Whether the ADA and Rehabilitation Act require children with disabilities to satisfy a uniquely stringent "bad faith or gross misjudgment" standard when seeking relief for discrimination relating to their education.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/24-249">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-249_4fci.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-249.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00249qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-249/323932/20240903152119111_2024-09-03%20AJT%20Cert%20Petition%20and%20Petition%20Appendix.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-249/335491/20241218142128435_2024.12.17%20-%20AJT%20v.%20Osseo%20Area%20Schs.%20BIO.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-249/335897/20241223161215896_2024-12-23%20No.%2024-249%20A.J.T.%20Cert%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-249/327628/20241007112803083_2024-10-07%20No.%2024-249%20AJT%20Supplemental%20Brief%20with%20Addendum.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-249/351410/20250306154530741_24-249tsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-249/354447/20250331152617731_Osseo%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-249/355998/20250418121416617_2025-04-18%20No.%2024-249%20AJT%20Merits%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ROMAN MARTINEZ</p><p>(00:23:04) ORAL ARGUMENT OF NICOLE F. REAVES</p><p>(00:45:18) ORAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT</p><p>(01:22:40) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ROMAN MARTINEZ</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Roman Martinez, Washington, D. C.; and Nicole F. Reaves, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondents: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fuld v. PLO]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-20; Argued: 2025-04-01]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.460" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF KENT A. YALOWITZ"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:36:17.680" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF EDWIN S. KNEEDLER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:19:16.570" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MITCHELL R. BERGER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:49:59.010" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF EDWIN S. KNEEDLER"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-20.html"><i>Fuld v. PLO</i>, No. 24-20</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-04-01.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners in 24-20: Kent A. Yalowitz, New York, N. Y.  For petitioner in 24-151: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Mitchell R. Berger, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 18 U.S.C. § 2331 et seq ., provides an extraterritorial private right of action for victims of terror attacks committed against American nationals abroad. In 2019, Congress amended the ATA by enacting the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act (PSJVTA). Under the PSJVTA, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and Palestinian Authority (PA) "shall be deemed to have consented to personal jurisdiction" in an ATA action if: (a) more than 120 days after the statute's enactment, they pay any terrorist convicted of or killed while committing a terror attack against an American national, and the payment is made "by reason of' the conviction or terror attack, 18 U.S.C. § 2334(e) (1)(A); or (b) more than 15 days after the statute's enactment, they "conduct any activity" while physically present in the United States (with limited exceptions), id . § 2334(e)(1) (B). The PLO and PA engaged in both categories of conduct after the trigger dates. But in the decisions below, the Second Circuit facially invalidated the PSJVTA. The court held that the Fifth Amendment forbids Congress from specifying conduct that triggers a defendant's consent to federal jurisdiction unless the statute provides the defendant with some "governmental benefit" in return, and that the PLO and PA had not received such a benefit. The question presented is: Whether the PSJVTA violates the Fifth Amendment.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/24-20">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-20_f2bh.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-20.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00020qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-20/316515/20240709101844657_No.-__Fuld-Sokolow%20Petition%20and%20Appendix%20Combined.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-20/328677/20241018153401310_Fuld-Sokolow%20BIO.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-20/331158/20241105114608792_No.%2024-20%20Reply%20in%20Support%20of%20Petition.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-20/341546/20250130181113668_Fuld%20v.%20PLO%20No.%2024-20%20-%20Brief%20for%20Fuld%20Petitioners.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-20/350957/20250228132014273_Fuld-Sokolow%20%20Merits%20Brief%20and%20%20Appendix.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-20/352706/20250321122923124_24-20--Fuld%20Merits%20Reply%20Brief%2003-21%20rtf.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF KENT A. YALOWITZ</p><p>(00:36:17) ORAL ARGUMENT OF EDWIN S. KNEEDLER</p><p>(01:19:16) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MITCHELL R. BERGER</p><p>(01:49:59) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF EDWIN S. KNEEDLER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-20; Argued: 2025-04-01</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners in 24-20: Kent A. Yalowitz, New York, N. Y.  For petitioner in 24-151: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Mitchell R. Berger, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Laboratory Corp. of America v. Davis]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-304; Argued: 2025-04-29]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.370" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF NOEL J. FRANCISCO"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:09:24.460" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SOPAN JOSHI"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:36:32.660" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF DEEPAK GUPTA"/>
			<psc:chapter start="02:12:07.200" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF NOEL J. FRANCISCO"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-304.html"><i>Laboratory Corp. of America v. Davis</i>, No. 24-304</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-04-29.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Noel J. Francisco, Washington, D. C.  For United States, as amicus curiae: Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Deepak Gupta, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether a federal court may certify a class action when some of its members lack any Article III injury.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/24-304">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-304_3e04.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-304.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00304qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-304/325888/20240913122007351_labcorp-ca9-cert-petn.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-304/334551/20241206155655081_2024.12.5%20LabCorp%20v.%20Davis%20FINAL.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-304/335699/20241220122825211_24-304%20cert%20rb.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-304/351334/20250305163040562_24-304%20ts.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-304/354483/20250331205441034_Brief%20for%20Respondents%2024-304.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-304/356089/20250421121332739_24-304_Labcorp%20rb.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF NOEL J. FRANCISCO</p><p>(01:09:24) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SOPAN JOSHI</p><p>(01:36:32) ORAL ARGUMENT OF DEEPAK GUPTA</p><p>(02:12:07) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF NOEL J. FRANCISCO</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-304; Argued: 2025-04-29</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Noel J. Francisco, Washington, D. C.  For United States, as amicus curiae: Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Deepak Gupta, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1259; Argued: 2025-03-03]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1259</link>
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			<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.550" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL H. McGINLEY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:26:51.480" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL J. RADINE"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:49:41.200" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL H. McGINLEY"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1259.html"><i>BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman</i>, No. 23-1259</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-03-03.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Michael H. McGinley, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Michael J. Radine, Hackensack, N. J.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>For more than 70 years, this Court has "required a movant seeking relief under Rule 60 (b)(6)" of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure "to show 'extraordinary circumstances' justifying the reopening of a final judgment." Gonzalez v. Crosby , 545 U.S. 524, 535 (2005) (quoting Ackermann v. United States , 340 U.S. 193, 199 (1950)). This Court has also stressed that a movant must be "faultless" to obtain relief. Pioneer Inv. Servs. v. Brunswick Assocs. Ltd. P'ship , 507 U.S. 380, 393 (1993). "This very strict interpretation of Rule 60(b) is essential if the finality of judgments is to be preserved." Gonzalez , 545 U.S. at 535 (cleaned up). In this case, Respondents declined multiple invitations and opportunities to amend their complaint. The District Court then dismissed their complaint with prejudice, and the Second Circuit affirmed. Only then did Respondents move to vacate the judgment so they could file an amended complaint. The District Court denied the motion under Rule 60(b)(6)'s well-settled standard. But the Second Circuit reversed, based on an unprecedented "balanc[ing]" test that requires district courts to consider Rule 15(a)'s "liberal pleading principles" when addressing a Rule 60 (b)(6) motion to reopen a judgment for the purpose of filing an amended complaint. The question presented is: Whether Rule 60(b)(6)'s stringent standard applies to a post-judgment request to vacate for the purpose of filing an amended complaint.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1259">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1259_3e04.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1259.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01259qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1259/311849/20240529131845636_Blom%20Bank%20Petition%20PDFA.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1259/323615/20240828152218270_Honickman%20v%20BLOM%20Cert%20Opp.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1259/325647/20240911104241011_23-1259%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1259/334649/20241209152803954_No.%2023-1259%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1259/336891/20250108172159967_2025-1-8%20Merits%20Opp%20FINAL.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1259/342268/20250207164721939_23-1259%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL H. McGINLEY</p><p>(00:26:51) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL J. RADINE</p><p>(00:49:41) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL H. McGINLEY</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-1259; Argued: 2025-03-03</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Michael H. McGinley, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Michael J. Radine, Hackensack, N. J.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers Inc.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-900; Argued: 2024-12-11]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.720" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF THOMAS G. HUNGAR"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:28:13.980" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF NICHOLAS S. CROWN FOR THE UNITED"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:43:34.260" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ELBERT LIN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:06:40.340" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF THOMAS G. HUNGAR"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-900.html"><i>Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers Inc.</i>, No. 23-900</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-12-11.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner:  Thomas G. Hungar, Washington, D. C.  For United States, as amicus curiae:  Nicholas S. Crown, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondent:  Elbert Lin, Richmond, Va.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether an award of the "defendant's profits" under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1117 (a), can include an order for the defendant to disgorge the distinct profits of legally separate non-party corporate affiliates.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-900">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-900_3ebh.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-900.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00900qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-900/300768/20240216111825943_Dewberry%20--%20Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-900/309278/20240508090550424_23-900%20Parker%20BIO%20RET%20ALL%20CENTERED%20PDFA.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-900/311737/20240528111016484_Dewberry%20--%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-900/323772/20240830124659784_Dewberry%20Merits%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-900/328892/20241022100515930_23-900%20EEB%20ALL%20PDFA.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-900/332422/20241121111010545_Dewberry%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF THOMAS G. HUNGAR</p><p>(00:28:13) ORAL ARGUMENT OF NICHOLAS S. CROWN FOR THE UNITED</p><p>(00:43:34) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ELBERT LIN</p><p>(01:06:40) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF THOMAS G. HUNGAR</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-900; Argued: 2024-12-11</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner:  Thomas G. Hungar, Washington, D. C.  For United States, as amicus curiae:  Nicholas S. Crown, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondent:  Elbert Lin, Richmond, Va.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Perttu v. Richards]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1324; Argued: 2025-02-25]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.880" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANN M. SHERMAN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:45:53.600" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF LORI ALVINO McGILL"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:13:41.850" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ANN M. SHERMAN"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1324.html"><i>Perttu v. Richards</i>, No. 23-1324</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-02-25.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Ann M. Sherman, Solicitor General, Lansing, Mich.  For respondent: Lori Alvino McGill, Charlottesville, Va.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>In cases subject to the Prison Litigation Reform Act, do prisoners have a right to a jury trial concerning their exhaustion of administrative remedies where disputed facts regarding exhaustion are intertwined with the underlying merits of their claim?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1324">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1324_m5n0.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1324.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01324qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1324/315136/20240617144408924_Richards%20Petition%20Final.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1324/322814/20240819152530781_23-1324%20Brief%20in%20Opp.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1324/323745/20240830101003333_23-1324%20Richards%20Reply%20Final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1324/333054/20241202140337368_23-1324%20Richards%20Merits%20A.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1324/337290/20250114171705639_23-1324%20Richards%20Merits%20Brief%20-%20Final.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1324/342741/20250213165307092_23-1324%20Richards%20Reply%202-13-2025%2010%20AM.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANN M. SHERMAN</p><p>(00:45:53) ORAL ARGUMENT OF LORI ALVINO McGILL</p><p>(01:13:41) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ANN M. SHERMAN</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-1324; Argued: 2025-02-25</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Ann M. Sherman, Solicitor General, Lansing, Mich.  For respondent: Lori Alvino McGill, Charlottesville, Va.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cunningham v. Cornell University]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1007; Argued: 2025-01-22]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.320" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF XIAO WANG"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:31:16.380" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF YAIRA DUBIN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:57:33.000" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF NICOLE A. SAHARSKY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:27:38.090" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF XIAO WANG"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1007.html"><i>Cunningham v. Cornell University</i>, No. 23-1007</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-01-22.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Xiao Wang, Charlottesville, Va.; and Yaira Dubin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondents: Nicole A. Saharsky, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1106(a)(1) (C), prohibits a plan fiduciary from "engag[ing] in a transaction, if he knows or should know that such transaction constitutes a direct or indirect furnishing of goods, services, or facilities between the plan and a party in interest." The statute elsewhere defines "party in interest" broadly to include a variety of parties that may contract with or provide services to a plan. See 29 U.S.C. § 1002(14)(B). The Eighth and Ninth Circuits have applied the Seventh, and Tenth Circuits have, on the other hand, required plaintiffs to allege additional elements to state a claim, because a "literal reading" of 29 U.S.C. § 1106(a)(1)(C) would purportedly produce "results that are inconsistent with ERISA's statutory purpose." Albert v. Oshkosh Corp. , 47 F.4th 570, 585 (7th Cir. 2022). The question presented is: Whether a plaintiff can state a claim by alleging that a plan fiduciary engaged in a transaction constituting a furnishing of goods, services, or facilities between the plan and a party in interest, as proscribed by 29 U.S.C. § 1106(a)(1)(C), or whether a plaintiff must plead and prove additional elements and facts not contained in the provision's text.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1007">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1007_j4ek.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1007.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01007qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1007/302820/20240311155414499_23-__%20Petition%20For%20A%20Writ%20Of%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1007/319596/20240722182955306_No.%2023-1007%20-%20Cunningham%20v.%20Cornell%20-%20Brief%20in%20Opposition%20Final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1007/321626/20240805131138791_Cunningham_Cert%20Reply_Final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1007/333245/20241203172734028_Corrected_Cunningham_Opening%20Merits%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1007/333121/20241202200914652_23-1007tsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1007/336103/20241227141254656_23-1007%20Respondents%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1007/337022/20250110143649208_Cunningham_Merits%20Reply_Final.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF XIAO WANG</p><p>(00:31:16) ORAL ARGUMENT OF YAIRA DUBIN</p><p>(00:57:33) ORAL ARGUMENT OF NICOLE A. SAHARSKY</p><p>(01:27:38) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF XIAO WANG</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-1007; Argued: 2025-01-22</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Xiao Wang, Charlottesville, Va.; and Yaira Dubin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondents: Nicole A. Saharsky, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gutierrez v. Saenz]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-7809; Argued: 2025-02-24]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.860" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANNE E. FISHER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:52:22.600" title="ARGUMENT OF WILLIAM F. COLE"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:32:51.410" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ANNE E. FISHER"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-7809.html"><i>Gutierrez v. Saenz</i>, No. 23-7809</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-02-24.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Anne E. Fisher, Assistant Federal Defender, Philadelphia, Pa. For respondents: William F. Cole, Deputy Solicitor General, Austin, Tex.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>In Reed v. Goertz , 598 U.S. 230, 234 (2023), this Court held that Rodney Reed has standing to pursue a declaratory judgment that Texas's post-conviction DNA statute was unconstitutional because ''Reed suffered an injury in fact," the named defendant "caused Reed's injury," and if a federal court concludes that Texas's statute violates due process, it is "substantially likely that the state prosecutor would abide by such a court order." In this case, a divided panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit refused to follow that ruling over a dissent that recognized that this case was indistinguishable from Reed . The majority formulated its own novel test for Article III standing, which requires scouring the record of the parties' dispute and any legal arguments asserted, to predict whether the defendants in a particular case would actually redress the plaintiff ’ s injury by complying with a federal court's declaratory judgment. Gutierrez v. Saenz , 93 F.4th 267, 274 (5th Cir. 2024). The Fifth Circuit's new test conflicts with Reed and creates a circuit split with the United States Courts of Appeals for the Eighth and Ninth Circuits, which have applied the standing doctrine exactly as this Court directed in Reed . See Johnson v. Griffin , 69 F.4th 506 (8th Cir. 2023); Redd v. Guerrero , 84 F.4th 874 (9th Cir. 2023). The question presented is: Does Article III standing require a particularized determination of whether a specific state official will redress the plaintiff ’ s injury by following a favorable declaratory judgment?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-7809">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-7809_3e04.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-7809.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-07809qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-7809/315731/20240625164131272_24-06-25_CertPetition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-7809/316589/20240709134251955_24.07.09.BIO.cert.petition.application.stay.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-7809/317837/20240711155958615_24-07-11_CertReply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-7809/333211/20241203152137733_23-7809%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-7809/339620/20250117153233895_23-7809_Brief%20For%20Respondents.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-7809/342835/20250214130520332_23-7809%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANNE E. FISHER</p><p>(00:52:22) ARGUMENT OF WILLIAM F. COLE</p><p>(01:32:51) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ANNE E. FISHER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-7809; Argued: 2025-02-24</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Anne E. Fisher, Assistant Federal Defender, Philadelphia, Pa. For respondents: William F. Cole, Deputy Solicitor General, Austin, Tex.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Soto v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-320; Argued: 2025-04-28]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.490" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF TACY F. FLINT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:30:02.380" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF CAROLINE A. FLYNN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:57:46.740" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF TACY F. FLINT"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-320.html"><i>Soto v. United States</i>, No. 24-320</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-04-28.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Tacy F. Flint, Chicago, Ill.  For respondent: Caroline A. Flynn, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>This case determines whether thousands of medically retired combat veterans should receive all the combat related special compensation (CRSC) that Congress specifically authorized for combat veterans. The government has elected to calculate the period of retroactive compensation due using the procedure in the Barring Act (31 U.S.C. § 3702) instead of the one in the CRSC statute (10 U.S.C. § 1413a)-a maneuver that allows the government to apply the Barring Act's six- year limitations period in order to pay the veterans less. But the Barring Act is a default provision and does not apply where "another law" provides a procedure for calculating the amount due-that is, for "settling" a demand for payment. Although this Court's precedent defines "settlement" of demands for payment from the federal government as "the administrative determination of the amount due," it has not decided the test for whether a statute provides a settlement procedure that should apply in place of the Barring Act. And agency practice more broadly-which aligns with the test the District Court articulated and is consistent with this Court's definition of "settlement"-is irreconcilable with the novel test that the Federal Circuit applied, although both tests claim reliance on this Court's definition of "settlement." The question presented is: When a person makes a demand for money from the federal government pursuant to federal statute, what test should courts and agencies use to determine whether that statute includes a settlement procedure that displaces the default procedures and limitations set forth in the Barring Act (31 U.S.C. § 3702)?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/24-320">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-320_2d8f.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-320.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00320qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-320/326266/20240918145130182_Soto%20-%20Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Cert.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-320/332315/20241120144045759_24-320_Soto_Opp_final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-320/333225/20241206130110605_Main%20Document%20Reply%20Petition%20-%20as%20re-filed.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-320/351077/20250303172155989_Soto%20Petitioner%20Brief%20final.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-320/354650/20250402220740541_24-320bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-320/355987/20250418100113884_Soto%20-%20Merits%20Reply%20Brief_A.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF TACY F. FLINT</p><p>(00:30:02) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CAROLINE A. FLYNN</p><p>(00:57:46) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF TACY F. FLINT</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-320; Argued: 2025-04-28</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Tacy F. Flint, Chicago, Ill.  For respondent: Caroline A. Flynn, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Louisiana v. Callais]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-109; Argued: Mar 24 2025]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.710" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF J. BENJAMIN AGUIÑAGA"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:20:56.660" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF STUART C. NAIFEH"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:50:41.160" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF EDWARD D. GREIM"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-109.html"><i>Louisiana v. Callais</i>, No. 24-109</a></b></p><p>Argued on Mar 24 2025.</p><p></p><p>For appellant in 24-109: J. Benjamin Aguiñaga, Solicitor General, Baton Rouge, La.  For appellants in 24-110: Stuart C. Naifeh, New York, N. Y.  For appellees: Edward D. Greim, Kansas City, Mo.  VIDED.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Over the State's strenuous objections, the Middle District of Louisiana held, Robinson v. Ardoin , 605 F. Supp. 3d 759 (M.D. La. 2022)-and the Fifth Circuit affirmed, Robinson v. Ardoin , 86 F.4th 574 (5th Cir. 2023)-that Louisiana likely violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) by failing to create a second majority-Black congressional district. The Fifth Circuit gave the Legislature a small window of time to adopt its own remedial plan, or else the State would have to go to trial, which would almost certainly end in the Middle District imposing its own preferred map. Rather than acquiesce in the Middle District's preferences, the Legislature reclaimed its sovereign redistricting pen and passed S.B. 8, which created a second majority-Black district as the courts demanded, protected the Legislature's sovereign prerogatives, and achieved its political goals. In this case, a majority of a three-judge court sitting in the Western District of Louisiana enjoined S.B. 8 as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The questions presented are: 1. Did the majority err in finding that race predominated in the Legislature's enactment of S.B. 8? 2. Did the majority err in finding that S.B. 8 fails strict scrutiny? 3. Did the majority err in subjecting S.B. 8 to the Gingles preconditions? 4. Is this action non-justiciable? LOWER COURT CASE NUMBER: 3:24-cv-00122-DCJ-CES-RRS
JURISDICTION NOTED 11/4/</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/24-109">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-109_kifl.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-109.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00109qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-109/321154/20240730113017889_24-%20Jurisdictional%20Statement.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-109/323849/20240903092451141_24-109%20Motion%20to%20Dismiss%20or%20Affirm.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-109/326156/20240917131452482_Brief%20Opposing%20Motion%20to%20Dismiss%20or%20Affirm%20-%20FINAL.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-109/335630/20241219161939870_24-109%20Brief-updated.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-109/339741/20250121131829124_24-109%2024-110%20Brief%20for%20Appellees.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-109/343250/20250220141040663_24-10924-110ReplyBriefForRobinsonAppellants.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF J. BENJAMIN AGUIÑAGA</p><p>(00:20:56) ORAL ARGUMENT OF STUART C. NAIFEH</p><p>(00:50:41) ORAL ARGUMENT OF EDWARD D. GREIM</p><p>(01:17:23) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF J. BENJAMIN.</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-109; Argued: Mar 24 2025</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For appellant in 24-109: J. Benjamin Aguiñaga, Solicitor General, Baton Rouge, La.  For appellants in 24-110: Stuart C. Naifeh, New York, N. Y.  For appellees: Edward D. Greim, Kansas City, Mo.  VIDED.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Louisiana v. Callais]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-109; Argued: Oct 15 2025]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.900" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JANAI NELSON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:46:37.150" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF J. BENJAMIN AGUIÑAGA"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:19:36.610" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF EDWARD D. GREIM"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:39:37.360" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF HASHIM M. MOOPPAN"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-109.html"><i>Louisiana v. Callais</i>, No. 24-109</a></b></p><p>Argued on Oct 15 2025.</p><p></p><p>For appellants Press Robinson, et al.: Janai Nelson, New York, N. Y. For appellant Louisiana: J. Benjamin Aguiñaga, Solicitor General, Baton Rouge, La. For appellees: Edward D. Greim, Kansas City, Mo. For United States, as amicus curiae, in support of appellees: Hashim M. Mooppan, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. VIDED.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Over the State's strenuous objections, the Middle District of Louisiana held, Robinson v. Ardoin , 605 F. Supp. 3d 759 (M.D. La. 2022)-and the Fifth Circuit affirmed, Robinson v. Ardoin , 86 F.4th 574 (5th Cir. 2023)-that Louisiana likely violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) by failing to create a second majority-Black congressional district. The Fifth Circuit gave the Legislature a small window of time to adopt its own remedial plan, or else the State would have to go to trial, which would almost certainly end in the Middle District imposing its own preferred map. Rather than acquiesce in the Middle District's preferences, the Legislature reclaimed its sovereign redistricting pen and passed S.B. 8, which created a second majority-Black district as the courts demanded, protected the Legislature's sovereign prerogatives, and achieved its political goals. In this case, a majority of a three-judge court sitting in the Western District of Louisiana enjoined S.B. 8 as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The questions presented are: 1. Did the majority err in finding that race predominated in the Legislature's enactment of S.B. 8? 2. Did the majority err in finding that S.B. 8 fails strict scrutiny? 3. Did the majority err in subjecting S.B. 8 to the Gingles preconditions? 4. Is this action non-justiciable? LOWER COURT CASE NUMBER: 3:24-cv-00122-DCJ-CES-RRS
JURISDICTION NOTED 11/4/</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-109_2">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-109_5i36.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-109.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00109qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-109/321154/20240730113017889_24-%20Jurisdictional%20Statement.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-109/323849/20240903092451141_24-109%20Motion%20to%20Dismiss%20or%20Affirm.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-109/326156/20240917131452482_Brief%20Opposing%20Motion%20to%20Dismiss%20or%20Affirm%20-%20FINAL.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-109/335630/20241219161939870_24-109%20Brief-updated.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-109/339741/20250121131829124_24-109%2024-110%20Brief%20for%20Appellees.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-109/343250/20250220141040663_24-10924-110ReplyBriefForRobinsonAppellants.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JANAI NELSON</p><p>(00:46:37) ORAL ARGUMENT OF J. BENJAMIN AGUIÑAGA</p><p>(01:19:36) ORAL ARGUMENT OF EDWARD D. GREIM</p><p>(01:39:37) ORAL ARGUMENT OF HASHIM M. MOOPPAN</p><p>(02:24:37) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JANAI NELSON</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-109; Argued: Oct 15 2025</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For appellants Press Robinson, et al.: Janai Nelson, New York, N. Y. For appellant Louisiana: J. Benjamin Aguiñaga, Solicitor General, Baton Rouge, La. For appellees: Edward D. Greim, Kansas City, Mo. For United States, as amicus curiae, in support of appellees: Hashim M. Mooppan, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. VIDED.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Catholic Charities Bureau v. WI Labor Review Comm'n]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-154; Argued: 2025-03-31]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.440" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC C. RASSBACH"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:37:47.810" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF CURTIS E. GANNON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:00:38.630" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF COLIN T. ROTH"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:37:09.040" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC C. RASSBACH"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-154.html"><i>Catholic Charities Bureau v. WI Labor Review Comm'n</i>, No. 24-154</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-03-31.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Eric C. Rassbach, Washington, D. C.; and Curtis E. Gannon, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondents: Colin T. Roth, Assistant Attorney General, Madison, Wis.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Wisconsin exempts from its state unemployment tax system certain religious organizations that are "operated, supervised, controlled, or principally supported by a church or convention or association of churches" and that are also "operated primarily for religious purposes." Petitioners are Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Superior and several sub-entities. Although all agree Catholic Charities is controlled by a church-the Diocese of Superior-the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that Catholic Charities is not "operated primarily for religious purposes" and thus does not qualify for the tax exemption. Specifically, the court held that Catholic Charities' activities are not "typical" religious activities because Catholic Charities serves and employs non-Catholics, Catholic Charities does not "attempt to imbue program participants with the Catholic faith," and its services to the poor and needy could also be provided by secular organizations. The questions presented are: 1. Does a state violate the First Amendment's Religion Clauses by denying a religious organization an otherwise-available tax exemption because the organization does not meet the state's criteria for religious behavior? 2. In addressing federal constitutional challenges, may state courts require proof of unconstitutionality "beyond a reasonable doubt?"</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/24-154">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-154_5h26.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-154.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00154qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-154/322112/20240809124228188_CCB%20v%20WI%20Cert%20Petition%20-%20Final.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-154/331693/20241113120414739_BIO%20to%20Petition%20FINAL-2030582.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-154/332096/20241118150411685_CCB%20v%20WI%20Cert%20Reply%20FINAL.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-154/340257/20250127183640202_CCB%20v%20WI%20Merits%20Brief%20FINAL.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-154/341795/20250203145905438_24-154_tsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-154/348779/20250226160847325_24-154%20Brief%20for%20Respondent.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-154/352693/20250321120813810_CCB%20Merits%20Reply%20Brief%20FINAL--final.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC C. RASSBACH</p><p>(00:37:47) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CURTIS E. GANNON</p><p>(01:00:38) ORAL ARGUMENT OF COLIN T. ROTH</p><p>(01:37:09) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC C. RASSBACH</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-154; Argued: 2025-03-31</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Eric C. Rassbach, Washington, D. C.; and Curtis E. Gannon, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondents: Colin T. Roth, Assistant Attorney General, Madison, Wis.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Riley v. Bondi, Att'y Gen.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1270; Argued: 2025-03-24]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1270</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.560" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF KEITH BRADLEY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:14:14.160" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF EPHRAIM McDOWELL"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:30:53.820" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF STEPHEN J. HAMMER"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1270.html"><i>Riley v. Bondi, Att'y Gen.</i>, No. 23-1270</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-03-24.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Keith Bradley, Denver, Colo.  For respondent in support of petitioner: Ephraim McDowell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below: Stephen J. Hammer, Dallas, Tex.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Petitioner Pierre Riley, ineligible for cancellation of removal or discretionary relief from removal, sought deferral in withholding-only proceedings, pursuant to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. After the Board of Immigration Appeals issued a decision reversing an immigration judge's grant of relief, Riley promptly petitioned for review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Although both parties urged the court to decide the merits of the case, the Fourth Circuit dismissed Riley's petition for lack of jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1252(b)(1), which states "[t]he petition for review must be filed not later than 30 days after the date of the final order of removal." This holding implicates two circuit splits, each of which independently warrants review. 1. Whether 8 U.S.C. 1252(b)(1)'s 30-day deadline is jurisdictional, or merely a mandatory claims-processing rule that can be waived or forfeited. 2. Whether a person can obtain review of the BIA's decision in a withholding-only proceeding by filing a petition within 30 days of that BIA decision? LOWER COURT CASE NUMBER: 22-1609
THE PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI IS GRANTED LIMITED TO THE QUESTIONS PRESENTED BY THE RESPONDENT ’ S BRIEF. 1. Whether the 30-day deadline in 8 U.S.C. 1252(b)(1) for filing a petition for review of an order of removal is jurisdictional. 2. Whether a noncitizen satisfies the deadline in Section 1252(b)(1) by filing a petition for review challenging an agency order denying withholding of removal or protection under the Convention Against Torture within 30 days of the issuance of that order. STEPHEN J. HAMMER, ESQUIRE, OF DALLAS, TEXAS, IS INVITED TO BRIEF AND ARGUE THIS CASE, AS AMICUS CURIAE, IN SUPPORT OF THE JUDGMENT BELOW. CERT. GRANTED 11/4/</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1270">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1270_c0n2.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1270.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01270qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1270/314298/20250117175250334_23-1270%20Petition-public.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1270/326010/20241112104847006_23-1270%20Response.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1270/327308/20241001154942458_Reply%20to%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1270/336575/20250103170437724_Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1270/326010/20241112104847006_23-1270%20Response.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1270/352183/20250314155027985_Reply%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF KEITH BRADLEY</p><p>(00:14:14) ORAL ARGUMENT OF EPHRAIM McDOWELL</p><p>(00:30:53) ORAL ARGUMENT OF STEPHEN J. HAMMER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-1270; Argued: 2025-03-24</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Keith Bradley, Denver, Colo.  For respondent in support of petitioner: Ephraim McDowell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below: Stephen J. Hammer, Dallas, Tex.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[United States v. Skrmetti]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-477; Argued: 2024-12-04]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.080" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:04:47.590" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF CHASE B. STRANGIO"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-477.html"><i>United States v. Skrmetti</i>, No. 23-477</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-12-04.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents L.W., et al. supporting petitioner: Chase B. Strangio, New York, N. Y. For respondents Jonathan Skrmetti, et al.: J. Matthew Rice, Solicitor General, Nashville, Tenn.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether Tennessee Senate Bill 1 (SBl), which prohibits all medical treatments intended to allow "a minor to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the minor's sex" or to treat "purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between the minor's sex and asserted identity," Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-33-103(a)(1), violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-477">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-477_c07d.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-477.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00477qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-477/288875/20231106135238432_U.S.%20v.%20Skrmetti%20-%20Pet.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-477/299674/20240202161645864_23-466%20-477%20Brief%20in%20Opposition%20Final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-477/300984/20240220190248213_23-477%20United%20States%20v.%20Skrmetti%20-%20final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-477/323551/20240827210326240_23-477tsUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-477/323499/20240827143014850_No.%2023-477%20Brief%20for%20Respondents%20ISO%20Petitioner.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-477/331420/20241107183937931_23-477rbUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR</p><p>(01:04:47) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CHASE B. STRANGIO</p><p>(01:45:22) ORAL ARGUMENT OF J. MATTHEW RICE</p><p>(02:18:18) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-477; Argued: 2024-12-04</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents L.W., et al. supporting petitioner: Chase B. Strangio, New York, N. Y. For respondents Jonathan Skrmetti, et al.: J. Matthew Rice, Solicitor General, Nashville, Tenn.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Seven County Coalition v. Eagle County]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-975; Argued: 2024-12-10]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:08.640" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:42:19.270" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF EDWIN S. KNEEDLER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:13:17.920" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF WILLIAM M. JAY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:47:25.390" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-975.html"><i>Seven County Coalition v. Eagle County</i>, No. 23-975</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-12-10.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va. For federal respondents supporting petitioners: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents Eagle County, et al.: William M. Jay, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>In Department of Transportation v. Public Citizen , 541 U.S. 752, 770 (2004), this Court held that when an agency cannot prevent an environmental effect "due to its limited statutory authority over the relevant actions," the National Environmental Policy Act does not require it to study that effect. This holding has divided the courts of appeals. Five circuits read Public Citizen to mean that an agency's environmental review can stop where its regulatory authority stops. Two circuits disagree and require review of any impact that can be called reasonably foreseeable. Here, the Surface Transportation Board relied on Public Citizen to cabin its environmental review of a new rail line in Utah. But the D.C. Circuit rejected that approach, ruling that the Board "cannot avoid" environmental review "on the ground that it lacks authority to prevent, control, or mitigate" distant environmental effects. As a result, it ordered the Board to study the local effects of oil wells and refineries that lie outside the Board's regulatory authority. The question presented is: Whether the National Environmental Policy Act requires an agency to study environmental impacts beyond the proximate effects of the action over which the agency has regulatory authority.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-975">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-975_o7jq.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-975.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00975qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-975/302149/20240304125912077_Seven%20County%20Certiorari%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-975/310244/20240520195405904_23-975_Seven_County_final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-975/311770/20240528133116451_2024.05.28%20Seven%20County%20Cert%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-975/323596/20240828134634422_23-975%20Brief%20for%20Petitioners.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-975/328667/20241018150415181_10.18.2024_7County%20Response%20Brief_Final.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-975/332133/20241118180946859_23-975rbUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:08) ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT</p><p>(00:42:19) ORAL ARGUMENT OF EDWIN S. KNEEDLER</p><p>(01:13:17) ORAL ARGUMENT OF WILLIAM M. JAY</p><p>(01:47:25) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-975; Argued: 2024-12-10</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va. For federal respondents supporting petitioners: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents Eagle County, et al.: William M. Jay, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Delligatti v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-825; Argued: 2024-11-12]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Life of the Law]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.220" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ALLON KEDEM"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:26:55.970" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC J. FEIGIN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:58:02.960" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ALLON KEDEM"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-825.html"><i>Delligatti v. United States</i>, No. 23-825</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-11-12.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Allon Kedem, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A), a felony qualifies as a "crime of violence" if it "has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another." Courts have disagreed about how to apply use-of-force language to crimes that require proof of a victim's bodily injury or death but can be committed by failing to take action. In the decision below, the Second Circuit held that any crime requiring proof of death or bodily injury categorically involves the use of physical force, even if it can be committed through inaction-such as by failing to provide medicine to someone who is sick or by failing to feed a child. That ruling reflects the law in eight circuits. Two courts of appeals, by contrast, have held that the use of force is not an element of such crimes if the crime may be committed by inaction. One of those courts recently rejected the government's petition for rehearing en banc, which had argued that any crime requiring proof of bodily injury or death necessarily involves the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force. The question presented is: Whether a crime that requires proof of bodily injury or death, but can be committed by failing to take action, has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-825">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-825_2a34.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-825.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00825qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-825/299120/20240129174338951_Delligatti%20-%20Cert%20Petition%20rtf.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-00825/23-00825o.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-825/309157/20240507113836806_116716%20Delligatti%20-%20Cert%20Reply%20-%20v2%20-%20RTF.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-825/321972/20240808124108689_Delligatti%20-%20Merits%20Brief%20-%20RTF.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-825/327160/20240930152003979_23-825bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-825/330653/20241030123857350_23-825%20--%20Delligatti%20-%20Reply%20Brief%20rtf.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ALLON KEDEM</p><p>(00:26:55) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC J. FEIGIN</p><p>(00:58:02) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ALLON KEDEM</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-825; Argued: 2024-11-12</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Allon Kedem, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<itunes:duration>01:03:12</itunes:duration>
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			<title><![CDATA[CC/Devas Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1201; Argued: 2025-03-03]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.880" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF AARON STREETT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:10:20.800" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW D. McGILL"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:19:35.940" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SARAH M. HARRIS"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:26:47.760" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF CARTER G. PHILLIPS"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:46:14.880" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW D. McGILL"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1201.html"><i>CC/Devas Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd.</i>, No. 23-1201</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-03-03.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner in 24-17: Aaron Streett, Houston, Tex. For petitioners in 23-1201: Matthew D. McGill, Washington, D. C. For United States, as amicus curiae supporting petitioners: Sarah M. Harris, Acting Solicitor General, Department of
Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Carter G. Phillips, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether plaintiffs must prove minimum contacts before federal courts may assert personal jurisdiction over foreign states sued under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1201">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1201_n758.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1201.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01201qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1201/309089/20240506143829104_Devas%20Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1201/321753/20240806131354437_FINAL%20BIO.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1201/323044/20240821124212965_Devas%20--%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1201/333330/20241204151714951_To%20File%20Devas%20-%20Opening%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1201/339658/20250117173902292_Brief%20of%20Respondent%20Antrix_A.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1201/343006/20250218133435323_Devas%20-%20Reply%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF AARON STREETT</p><p>(00:10:20) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW D. McGILL</p><p>(00:19:35) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SARAH M. HARRIS</p><p>(00:26:47) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CARTER G. PHILLIPS</p><p>(00:46:14) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW D. McGILL</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-1201; Argued: 2025-03-03</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner in 24-17: Aaron Streett, Houston, Tex. For petitioners in 23-1201: Matthew D. McGill, Washington, D. C. For United States, as amicus curiae supporting petitioners: Sarah M. Harris, Acting Solicitor General, Department of
Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Carter G. Phillips, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Parrish v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-275; Argued: 2025-04-21]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/24-275</link>
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			<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Life of the Law]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-275.html"><i>Parrish v. United States</i>, No. 24-275</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-04-21.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Amanda Rice, Detroit, Mich.  For respondent in support of petitioner: Aimee Brown, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice,
Washington, D. C.  For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of judgment below: Michael R. Huston, Phoenix, Ariz.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Ordinarily, litigants must file a notice of appeal within 30 or 60 days of an adverse judgment. 28 U.S.C. § 2107(a)-(b). Under 28 U.S.C. § 2107(c) and Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(6), however, district courts can reopen an expired appeal period when a party did not receive timely notice of the judgment. The Courts of Appeals have divided about whether a notice of appeal filed after the expiration of the ordinary appeal period but before the appeal period is reopened becomes effective once reopening is granted. The Question Presented is whether a litigant who files a notice of appeal after the ordinary appeal period expires must file a second, duplicative notice after the appeal period is reopened</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/24-275">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-275_6j37.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-275.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00275qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-275/325496/20240909143556404_Parrish%20Cert%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-275/331879/20241114164356242_24-275_Parrish_.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-275/333316/20241204142314721_24-275%20Parrish%20cert%20rb.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-275/348785/20250226174749789_24-275%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-275/348763/20250226151925416_24-275tsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-275/355349/20250411123101663_24-275%20Parrish%20rb.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF AMANDA RICE</p><p>(00:14:53) ORAL ARGUMENT OF AIMEE BROWN</p><p>(00:28:44) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL R. HUSTON</p><p>(00:52:14) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF AMANDA RICE</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-275; Argued: 2025-04-21</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Amanda Rice, Detroit, Mich.  For respondent in support of petitioner: Aimee Brown, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice,
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			<title><![CDATA[Facebook, Inc. v. Amalgamated Bank]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-980; Argued: 2024-11-06]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:04.640" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF KANNON K. SHANMUGAM"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:46:42.440" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF KEVIN K. RUSSELL"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:13:16.620" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF KEVIN J. BARBER"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-980.html"><i>Facebook, Inc. v. Amalgamated Bank</i>, No. 23-980</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-11-06.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Kevin K. Russell, Washington, D. C.; and Kevin J. Barber, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>This petition presents two important questions that have divided the federal courts of appeals. First , the circuits have split three ways concerning what public companies must disclose in the "risk factors" section of their 10-K filings. The Sixth Circuit holds that companies need not disclose past instances when a risk has materialized. The First, Second, Third, Fifth, Tenth, and D.C. Circuits hold that companies must disclose that a risk materialized in the past if the company knows that event will harm the business. The Ninth Circuit here adopted a third, outlier position requiring companies to disclose that a risk materialized in the past even if there is no known threat of business harm. Second , the circuits disagree on the proper pleading standard for the loss causation element of a private securities-fraud claim. The Fourth Circuit holds that loss causation allegations must satisfy Federal Rule 9(b)'s heightened pleading standard for fraud, while the Fifth and Sixth Circuits apply the ordinary Rule 8 standard. The Ninth Circuit here initially applied Rule 8, then substituted citations of Rule 9(b) without changing its analysis. The questions presented are: 1. Are risk disclosures false or misleading when they do not disclose that a risk has materialized in the past, even if that past event presents no known risk of ongoing or future business harm? 2. Does Federal Rule 8 or Rule 9(b) supply the proper pleading standard for loss causation in a private securities-fraud action?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-980">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-980_q8l1.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-980.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00980qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-980/302143/20240304124120337_Meta%20Petition%20for%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-980/308604/20240429164310957_23-980%20Brief.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-980/309619/20240513105916649_Meta%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-980/322124/20240809133545974_23-980_petbrief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-980/327326/20241001173556738_23-980bsacUS_FacebookvAmalgamatedBank.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-980/326742/20240924123045815_23-980%20Resp%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-980/330176/20241024122050139_23-980_petreplybrief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:04) ORAL ARGUMENT OF KANNON K. SHANMUGAM</p><p>(00:46:42) ORAL ARGUMENT OF KEVIN K. RUSSELL</p><p>(01:13:16) ORAL ARGUMENT OF KEVIN J. BARBER</p><p>(01:38:49) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF KANNON K. SHANMUGAM</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-980; Argued: 2024-11-06</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Kevin K. Russell, Washington, D. C.; and Kevin J. Barber, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[CIR v. Zuch]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-416; Argued: 2025-04-22]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.720" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERICA L. ROSS"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:26:48.990" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SHAY DVORETZKY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:44:22.980" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ERICA L. ROSS"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-416.html"><i>CIR v. Zuch</i>, No. 24-416</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-04-22.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Shay Dvoretzky, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether a proceeding under 26 U.S.C. 6330 for a pre-deprivation determination about a levy proposed by the Internal Revenue Service to collect unpaid taxes becomes moot when there is no longer a live dispute over the proposed levy that gave rise to the proceeding.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/24-416">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_4gdj.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-416.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00416qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-416/328043/20241011121844932_Zuch%20101024.4.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-416/335246/20241216141954562_Commissioner%20v.%20Zuch%20-%20Brief%20in%20Opposition%20FILE.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-416/335879/20241223152716040_24-416%20Zuch_Reply_Final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-416/342884/20250214155043304_24-416tsUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-416/352237/20250317130623150_Commissioner%20v.%20Zuch%20-%20Brief%20for%20Respondent%20FILE.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-416/355339/20250411115157940_24-416rbUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERICA L. ROSS</p><p>(00:26:48) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SHAY DVORETZKY</p><p>(00:44:22) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ERICA L. ROSS</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-416; Argued: 2025-04-22</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Shay Dvoretzky, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trump v. CASA, Inc.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24A884; Argued: 2025-05-15]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.750" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. D. JOHN SAUER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:03:15.170" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEREMY M. FEIGENBAUM"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:43:34.180" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF KELSI B. CORKRAN"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24A884.html"><i>Trump v. CASA, Inc.</i>, No. 24A884</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-05-15.</p><p></p><p>For applicants:  D. John Sauer, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For state and city respondents: Jeremy M. Feigenbaum, Solicitor General, Trenton, N. J.  For private respondents:  Kelsi B. Corkran, Washington, D. C. VIDED.</p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/24A884">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_c07d.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24A884.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24A884/352051/20250313135341225_Trump%20v.%20CASA%20Inc%20application.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24A884/354782/20250404123331953_CASA%20v%20Trump%20SCOTUS%20Stay%20Opposition%20-%204.4.2025%20-%20to%20file.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24A884/354844/20250407104421694_24A884%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. D. JOHN SAUER</p><p>(01:03:15) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEREMY M. FEIGENBAUM</p><p>(01:43:34) ORAL ARGUMENT OF KELSI B. CORKRAN</p><p>(02:13:33) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. D. JOHN SAUER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:summary>For applicants:  D. John Sauer, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For state and city respondents: Jeremy M. Feigenbaum, Solicitor General, Trenton, N. J.  For private respondents:  Kelsi B. Corkran, Washington, D. C. VIDED.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Barnes v. Felix]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1239; Argued: 2025-01-22]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.070" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF NATHANIEL A.G. ZELINSKY"/>
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			<psc:chapter start="01:05:28.400" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF LANORA PETTIT"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1239.html"><i>Barnes v. Felix</i>, No. 23-1239</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-01-22.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Nathaniel A.G. Zelinsky, Washington, D. C.; and Zoe A. Jacoby, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Charles L. McCloud, Washington, D. C.; and Lanora C. Pettit, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Austin, Tex. (for Texas, et al., as amici curiae.)</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Fourth Amendment prohibits a police officer from using "unreasonable" force. U.S. Const. amend. IV. In Graham v. Connor , this Court held that reasonableness depends on "the totality of the circumstances." 490 U.S. 386, 396 (1989) (quotation marks omitted). But four circuits-the Second, Fourth, Fifth, and Eighth-cabin Graham . Those circuits evaluate whether a Fourth Amendment violation occurred under the "moment of the threat doctrine," which evaluates the reasonableness of an officer's actions only in the narrow window when the officer's safety was threatened, and not based on events that precede the moment of the threat. In contrast, eight circuits-the First, Third, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and D.C. Circuits-reject the moment of the threat doctrine and follow the totality of the circumstances approach, including evaluating the officer's actions leading up to the use of force. In the decision below, Judge Higginbotham concurred in his own majority opinion, explaining that the minority approach "lessens the Fourth Amendment's protection of the American public" and calling on this Court "to resolve the circuit divide over the application of a doctrine deployed daily across this country." Pet. App. 10a-16a (Higginbotham, J., concurring). The question presented-which has divided twelve circuits-is: Whether courts should apply the moment of the threat doctrine when evaluating an excessive force claim under the Fourth Amendment.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1239">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1239_c18e.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1239.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01239qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1239/310425/20240522135133471_2024.05.22%20Barnes%20Cert.%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1239/322483/20240814162023791_23-1239%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1239/323566/20240828110005330_Barnes%20Reply%208-27-24%20Final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1239/331758/20241113164932983_Barnes%20Merits%20Brief%2011-13-24%20Final.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1239/332381/20241120185245985_12-1239_Barnes.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1239/335125/20241213165012756_Felix%20Respondents%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1239/336894/20250108173331795_Barnes%20Reply%201-8-25%20-%20Final.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF NATHANIEL A.G. ZELINSKY</p><p>(00:41:40) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CHARLES L. McCLOUD</p><p>(01:05:28) ORAL ARGUMENT OF LANORA PETTIT</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-1239; Argued: 2025-01-22</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Nathaniel A.G. Zelinsky, Washington, D. C.; and Zoe A. Jacoby, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Charles L. McCloud, Washington, D. C.; and Lanora C. Pettit, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Austin, Tex. (for Texas, et al., as amici curiae.)</itunes:summary>
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			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-867; Argued: Dec 03 2024]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.000" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOSHUA S. GLASGOW"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:24:00.690" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SOPAN JOSHI"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:50:53.970" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SHAY DVORETZKY"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-867.html"><i>Test Case Name</i>, No. 23-867</a></b></p><p>Argued on Dec 03 2024.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Joshua S. Glasgow, Buffalo, N. Y.; and Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Shay Dvoretzky, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>A foreign sovereign is generally immune from suit in domestic courts, subject to the specific exceptions of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. Under the expropriation exception, claims involving rights in property taken in violation of international law may be heard if "property or any property exchanged for such property" has a commercial nexus with the United States. 28 U.S.C. § 1605(a)(3). Specifically, the property or its proceeds must be either "present in the United States in connection with a commercial activity" or "owned or operated by an agency or instrumentality of the foreign state and that agency or instrumentality is engaged in a commercial activity in the United States." Id . The circuit courts have split as to the showing required to meet the commercial nexus requirement. The Questions Presented are: (1) Whether historical commingling of assets suffices to establish that proceeds of seized property have a commercial nexus with the United States under the expropriation exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. (2) Whether a plaintiff must make out a valid claim that an exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act applies at the pleading stage, rather than merely raising a plausible inference. (3) Whether a sovereign defendant bears the burden of producing evidence to affirmatively disprove that the proceeds of property taken in violation of international law have a commercial nexus with the United States under the expropriation exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-867">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-867_6537.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-867.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00867qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-867/300059/20240207165351670_Hungary%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-867/309743/20240514121241293_Republic%20of%20Hungary%20v.%20Simon%20-%20Brief%20for%20Respondents%20FILE.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-867/311628/20240524103921547_23-867%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-867/323352/20240826122931272_23-867%20Petitioners%20Opening%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-867/324002/20240903185425980_23-867tsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-867/309743/20240514121241293_Republic%20of%20Hungary%20v.%20Simon%20-%20Brief%20for%20Respondents%20FILE.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-867/331546/20241111090423271_23-867%20Petitioners%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOSHUA S. GLASGOW</p><p>(00:24:00) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SOPAN JOSHI</p><p>(00:50:53) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SHAY DVORETZKY</p><p>(01:21:43) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JOSHUA S. GLASGOW</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-867; Argued: Dec 03 2024</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Joshua S. Glasgow, Buffalo, N. Y.; and Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Shay Dvoretzky, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[FDA v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1187; Argued: 2025-01-21]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.110" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF VIVEK SURI"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:36:00.620" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF RYAN J. WATSON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:08:35.790" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF VIVEK SURI"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1187.html"><i>FDA v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co.</i>, No. 23-1187</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-01-21.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Ryan J. Watson, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, Pub. L. No. 111-31, Div. A, 123 Stat. 1776, requires a person to obtain authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before introducing a new tobacco product into interstate commerce. If FDA denies an application for authorization, "any person adversely affected by such * * * denial may file a petition for judicial review of such * * * denial with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia or for the circuit in which such person resides or has their principal place of business." 21 U.S.C. 387l(a)(l). The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has determined that a manufacturer may seek judicial review in that circuit even if it neither resides nor has its principal place of business there, so long as its petition is joined by a seller of its products, such as a gas station or convenience store, based in the circuit. The question presented is: Whether a manufacturer may file a petition for review in a circuit (other than the D.C. Circuit) where it neither resides nor has its principal place of business, if the petition is joined by a seller of the manufacturer's products that is located within that circuit.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1187">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1187_l647.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1187.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01187qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1187/308939/20240502162850965_RJRV%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1187/316307/20240703113510823_23-1187bio.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1187/318317/20240717174937161_23-1187certreply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1187/331765/20241113172919870_23-1187ts.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1187/335477/20241218121727006_Menthol%20Alto%20Merits%20Response%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1187/336987/20250110123741661_23-1187reply.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF VIVEK SURI</p><p>(00:36:00) ORAL ARGUMENT OF RYAN J. WATSON</p><p>(01:08:35) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF VIVEK SURI</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-1187; Argued: 2025-01-21</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Ryan J. Watson, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[FCC v. Consumers' Research]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-354; Argued: 2025-03-26]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.920" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SARAH M. HARRIS"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:56:10.880" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-354.html"><i>FCC v. Consumers' Research</i>, No. 24-354</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-03-26.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners in 24-354: Sarah M. Harris, Acting Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For petitioners in 24-422: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va. For respondents: R. Trent McCotter, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>BY THE PETITIONS, THE PARTIES ARE DIRECTED TO BRIEF AND ARGUE THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: WHETHER THIS CASE IS MOOT IN LIGHT OF THE CHALLENGERS' FAILURE TO SEEK PRELIMINARY RELIEF BEFORE THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. CERT. GRANTED 11/22/2024 QUESTION PRESENTED: In 47 U.S.C. 254, Congress required the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) to operate universal service subsidy programs using mandatory contributions from telecommunications carriers. The Commission has appointed a private company as the programs' Administrator, authorizing that company to perform administrative tasks such as sending out bills, collecting contributions, and disbursing funds to beneficiaries. The questions presented are as follows: 1. Whether Congress violated the nondelegation doctrine by authorizing the Commission to determine, within the limits set forth in Section 254, the amount that providers must contribute to the Fund. 2. Whether the Commission violated the nondelegation doctrine by using the Administrator's financial projections in computing universal service contribution rates. 3. Whether the combination of Congress's conferral of authority on the Commission and the Commission's delegation of administrative responsibilities to the Administrator violates the nondelegation doctrine.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/24-354">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-354_5if6.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-354.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00354qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-354/327154/20240930144520649_FCC_v_Consumers_Research_Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-354/327226/20241001094902322_24-354%20Brief%20for%20the%20Respondents.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-354/328567/20241017152506436_24-354certreply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-354/336896/20250108184903404_24-354ts_FCC.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-354/327226/20241001094902322_24-354%20Brief%20for%20the%20Respondents.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-354/352091/20250313173609864_Reply%20Brief%20for%20SHLB%20et%20al.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SARAH M. HARRIS</p><p>(00:56:10) ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT</p><p>(01:32:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF R. TRENT McCOTTER</p><p>(02:30:10) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF SARAH M. HARRIS</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-354; Argued: 2025-03-26</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners in 24-354: Sarah M. Harris, Acting Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For petitioners in 24-422: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va. For respondents: R. Trent McCotter, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[NVIDIA Corp. v. E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-970; Argued: 2024-11-13]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.870" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF NEAL K. KATYAL"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:41:53.800" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF DEEPAK GUPTA"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:12:45.380" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF COLLEEN R. SINZDAK"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-970.html"><i>NVIDIA Corp. v. E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB</i>, No. 23-970</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-11-13.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Neal K. Katyal, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Deepak Gupta, Washington, D. C.; and Colleen R. Sinzdak, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA) imposes "[e]xacting pleading requirements" on plaintiffs who file securities fraud class actions. Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd ., 551 U.S. 311, 313 (2007). To state a claim, plaintiffs must "state with particularity all facts" supporting their allegations of falsity and must also allege "facts giving rise to a strong inference" of the required mental state. 15 U.S.C § 78u-4(b)(1), (2)(A); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 9(b). Plaintiffs frequently try to meet these requirements by claiming that internal company documents contradicted the company's public statements. This petition presents two questions that have divided the circuits about how the PSLRA's requirements apply in this common and recurring context: 1. Whether plaintiffs seeking to allege scienter under the PSLRA based on allegations about internal company documents must plead with particularity the contents of those documents. 2. Whether plaintiffs can satisfy the PSLRA's falsity requirement by relying on an expert opinion to substitute for particularized allegations of fact.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-970">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-970_4425.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-970.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00970qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-970/302146/20240304124922302_NVIDIA%20Cert%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-970/309109/20240506162045987_23-970%20-%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-970/310192/20240520142012532_NVIDIA%20Cert%20Reply%205-20-24%20Final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-970/322355/20240813143333491_NVIDIA%20Opening%20Brief%208-13-24%20Final.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-970/327429/20241002183811443_23-970bsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-970/326884/20240925232131577_Nvidia%20v.%20E%20Ohman%20J%20or%20Fonder%20AB%20response%20brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-970/330288/20241025135834037_NVIDIA%20Reply%20Merits%20Brief%2010-25-24%20Final.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF NEAL K. KATYAL</p><p>(00:41:53) ORAL ARGUMENT OF DEEPAK GUPTA</p><p>(01:12:45) ORAL ARGUMENT OF COLLEEN R. SINZDAK</p><p>(01:21:56) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF NEAL K. KATYAL</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-970; Argued: 2024-11-13</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Neal K. Katyal, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Deepak Gupta, Washington, D. C.; and Colleen R. Sinzdak, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Advocate Christ Medical v. Becerra, Sec. of H&HS]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-715; Argued: 2024-11-05]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.860" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MELISSA ARBUS SHERRY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:36:08.370" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF EPHRAIM McDOWELL"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:05:14.480" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MELISSA ARBUS SHERRY"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-715.html"><i>Advocate Christ Medical v. Becerra, Sec. of H&HS</i>, No. 23-715</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-11-05.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Melissa Arbus Sherry, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Ephraim McDowell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Because low-income patients are often costlier to treat, Congress directed the government to reimburse hospitals that treat a disproportionate share of low--income patients at higher Medicare rates. A hospital qualifies for higher payments in part based on the number of days that a hospital provides inpatient care to senior (or disabled) low- income patients, measured as those who "were entitled to benefits under part A of [Medicare] and were entitled to supplementary security income [SSI] benefits." 42 U.S.C.§ 1395ww(d)(5)(F)(vi)(I). In Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation , this Court agreed with the agency that "entitled to [Medicare part A] benefits" included "all those qualifying for the [Medicare] program," whether or not Medicare paid for that hospital stay. 597 U.S. 424, 445 (2022). But Empire expressly left open the question of whether "entitled to [SSI] benefits" likewise includes all those who qualify for the SSI program. Id . at 434 n.2. The agency still insists, contrary to its Medicare interpretation, that only patients who received an SSI cash payment for the month of their hospital stay are "entitled to benefits." This case thus presents Empire 's open question: Does the phrase "entitled ... to benefits," used twice in the same sentence of the Medicare Act, mean the same thing for Medicare part A and SSI, such that it includes all who meet basic program eligibility criteria, whether or not benefits are actually received.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-715">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-715_o759.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-715.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00715qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-715/294558/20231229150204531_Advocate%20Christ%20Petition%20Final.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-715/307948/20240418191021996_23-715%20Advocate%20Christ--Br%20in%20Opp.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-715/308976/20240503114919073_Advocate%20Christ%20Reply%20Final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-715/321863/20240807142533100_Advocate%20Christ%20Opening%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-715/326387/20240919170003750_23-715bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-715/328780/20241021121522666_No.%2023-715%20Advocate%20Christ%20Reply%20Br.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MELISSA ARBUS SHERRY</p><p>(00:36:08) ORAL ARGUMENT OF EPHRAIM McDOWELL</p><p>(01:05:14) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MELISSA ARBUS SHERRY</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-715; Argued: 2024-11-05</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Melissa Arbus Sherry, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Ephraim McDowell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mahmoud v. Taylor]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-297; Argued: 2025-04-22]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-297.html"><i>Mahmoud v. Taylor</i>, No. 24-297</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-04-22.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Eric S. Baxter, Washington, D. C.; and Sarah M. Harris, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondents: Alan E. Schoenfeld, New York, N. Y.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Respondent Montgomery County Board of Education requires elementary school teachers to read their students storybooks celebrating gender transitions, Pride parades, and same-sex playground romance. The storybooks were chosen to disrupt "cisnormativity" and "either/or thinking" among students. The Board's own principals objected that the curriculum was "not appropriate for the intended age group," presented gender ideology as "fact," "sham[ed]" students with contrary opinions, and was "dismissive of religious beliefs." The Board initially allowed parents to opt their kids out- but then reversed course, saying that no opt-outs would be permitted and that parents would not even be notified when the storybooks were read. Petitioners filed suit, not challenging the curriculum, but arguing that compelling their elementary-age children to participate in instruction contrary to their parents' religious convictions violated the Free Exercise Clause. Construing Wisconsin v. Yoder , the Fourth Circuit found no free-exercise burden because no one was forced "to change their religious beliefs or conduct." The question presented is: Do public schools burden parents' religious exercise when they compel elementary school children to participate in instruction on gender and sexuality against their parents' religious convictions and with-out notice or opportunity to opt out?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/24-297">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-297_p8k0.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-297.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00297qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-297/325842/20240912175611643_Mahmoud%20v.%20Taylor%20Cert%20Petition%20FINAL.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-297/335502/20241218150621210_24-297%20-%20Mahmoud%20v.%20Taylor%20-%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-297/336156/20241227173322003_Mahmoud%20Cert%20Reply%20FINAL.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-297/351193/20250304160341072_Mahmoud%20Merits%20Opening%20Brief%20FINAL%20REVISED.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-297/351678/20250310164956381_24-297_tsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-297/354642/20250402162947378_24-297%20bs.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-297/355361/20250411132115208_Mahmoud%20Merits%20Reply%20Brief%20FINAL.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC S. BAXTER</p><p>(00:53:42) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SARAH M. HARRIS</p><p>(01:22:15) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ALAN E. SCHOENFELD</p><p>(02:25:58) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC S. BAXTER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-297; Argued: 2025-04-22</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Eric S. Baxter, Washington, D. C.; and Sarah M. Harris, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondents: Alan E. Schoenfeld, New York, N. Y.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kennedy, Sec. of H&HS v. Braidwood Mgmt., Inc.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-316; Argued: 2025-04-21]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.120" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF HASHIM M. MOOPPAN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:34:38.830" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JONATHAN F. MITCHELL"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:20:57.600" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF HASHIM M. MOOPPAN"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-316.html"><i>Kennedy, Sec. of H&HS v. Braidwood Mgmt., Inc.</i>, No. 24-316</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-04-21.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Hashim M. Mooppan, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Jonathan F. Mitchell, Austin, Tex.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force), which sits within the Public Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issues clinical recommendations for preventive medical services, such as screenings and medications to prevent serious diseases. Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111 -148, 124 Stat. 119, health insurance issuers and group health plans must cover certain preventive services recommended by the Task Force without imposing any cost-sharing requirements on patients. 42 U.S.C. 300gg-13(a)(1). The question presented is as follows: Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that the structure of the Task Force violates the Appointments Clause, U.S. Const. Art. II, § 2, Cl. 2, and in declining to sever the statutory provision that it found to unduly insulate the Task Force from the HHS Secretary ’ s supervision.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/24-316">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-316_e29g.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-316.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00316qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-316/326373/20240919152821295_Becerra%20v%20Braidwood%20-%20Cert_Pet.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-316/328875/20241021182145734_Braidwood%20Brief%20in%20Support%20of%20Certiorari%20PDFA.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-316/335496/20241218143750304_Braidwood-Cert_Reply-24-316.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-316/343079/20250218171629934_24-316tsUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-316/328875/20241021182145734_Braidwood%20Brief%20in%20Support%20of%20Certiorari%20PDFA.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-316/355333/20250411113746733_24-316rbUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF HASHIM M. MOOPPAN</p><p>(00:34:38) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JONATHAN F. MITCHELL</p><p>(01:20:57) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF HASHIM M. MOOPPAN</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-316; Argued: 2025-04-21</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Hashim M. Mooppan, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Jonathan F. Mitchell, Austin, Tex.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Royal Canin U.S.A., Inc. v. Wullschleger]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-677; Argued: 2024-10-07]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.940" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF KATHERINE B. WELLINGTON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:44:58.320" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ASHLEY C. KELLER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:45:01.260" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF KATHERINE B. WELLINGTON"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-677.html"><i>Royal Canin U.S.A., Inc. v. Wullschleger</i>, No. 23-677</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-10-07.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Katherine B. Wellington, Boston, Mass.  For respondents: Ashley C. Keller, Chicago, Ill.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>This Petition presents two separate but related questions concerning the ability of a plaintiff, in an action properly removed to federal court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441 (a) on the basis of federal-question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331, to compel a remand to state court by amending the complaint to omit federal questions: 1. Whether such a post-removal amendment of the complaint defeats federal- question subject-matter jurisdiction. 2. Whether such a post-removal amendment of the complaint precludes a district court from exercising supplemental jurisdiction over the plaintiffs remaining state-law claims pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1367. Departing from every other circuit to consider these questions, the Eighth Circuit in this case answered each question in the affirmative and ordered a remand to state court, thereby providing a roadmap for any Eighth Circuit plaintiff determined to undermine a defendant's exercise of removal jurisdiction.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-677">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-677_c0nd.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-677.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00677qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-677/293751/20231219145536847_1%20Wullschleger%20-%20Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Certiorari%20PDF%20A.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-677/303291/20240318134038992_23-677%20Brief.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-677/306392/20240401133745770_Wullschleger%20-%20Reply%20ISO%20Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Certiorari%20pdf%20A.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-677/315604/20240624163917953_Wullschleger%20Merits%20Brief%206-24-24%20Final.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-677/321623/20240805130820885_23-677BriefForRespondents.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-677/324077/20240904132459806_Wullschleger%20Reply%209-4-24%20Final.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF KATHERINE B. WELLINGTON</p><p>(00:44:58) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ASHLEY C. KELLER</p><p>(00:45:01) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF KATHERINE B. WELLINGTON</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-677; Argued: 2024-10-07</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Katherine B. Wellington, Boston, Mass.  For respondents: Ashley C. Keller, Chicago, Ill.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-1078; Argued: 2024-02-21]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.070" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF KANNON K. SHANMUGAM"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:25:29.650" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOE WESLEY EARNHARDT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:43:15.800" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF YAIRA DUBIN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:48:47.600" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF KANNON K. SHANMUGAM"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-1078.html"><i>Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy</i>, No. 22-1078</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-02-21.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Joe Wesley Earnhardt, New York, N. Y.; and Yaira Dubin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether the Copyright Act's statute of limitations for civil actions, 17 U.S.C. 507(b), precludes retrospective relief for acts that occurred more than three years before the filing of a lawsuit.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-1078">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-1078_775f.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-1078.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-01078qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1078/265995/20230503091349868_Warner%20petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1078/269212/20230615144417415_Brief%20in%20Opposition%20-%20Pet%20for%20Cert.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1078/269487/20230621082530355_WMG%20cert%20reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1078/290542/20231127084742415_Warner%20brief%20for%20petitioners.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1078/295714/20240112173833068_22-1078bsUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1078/295084/20240105171753455_Brief%20of%20Respondents.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1078/299754/20240205130702361_22-1078_replybrief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF KANNON K. SHANMUGAM</p><p>(00:25:29) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOE WESLEY EARNHARDT</p><p>(00:43:15) ORAL ARGUMENT OF YAIRA DUBIN</p><p>(00:48:47) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF KANNON K. SHANMUGAM</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-1078; Argued: 2024-02-21</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Joe Wesley Earnhardt, New York, N. Y.; and Yaira Dubin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fischer v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-5572; Argued: 2024-04-16]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.820" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY T. GREEN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:34:28.320" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:36:15.780" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY T. GREEN"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-5572.html"><i>Fischer v. United States</i>, No. 23-5572</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-04-16.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Jeffrey T. Green, Bethesda, Md.  For respondent: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Did the D.C. Circuit err in construing 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c) (“ Witness, Victim, or Informant Tampering"). Which prohibits obstruction of congressional inquiries and investigations. to include acts unrelated to investigations and evidence?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-5572">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-5572_l537.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-5572.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-05572qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-5572/279307/20230911135230273_Fischer%20cert%20petition%20Final.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-5572/288406/20231030160318259_23-32%20Lang%20et%20al.%20-%20final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-5572/289484/20231113171324566_Cert%20Pet%20Reply%20Brf%20final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-5572/299098/20240129162026723_Fischer%20Opening%20Merits%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-5572/301794/20240228194101353_23-5572bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-5572/306211/20240328162249370_Fischer%20-%20FINAL%203.28.24_A.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY T. GREEN</p><p>(00:34:28) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR</p><p>(01:36:15) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY T. GREEN</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-5572; Argued: 2024-04-16</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Jeffrey T. Green, Bethesda, Md.  For respondent: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gonzalez v. Trevino]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-1025; Argued: 2024-03-20]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.460" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANYA A. BIDWELL"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:56:40.470" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:23:15.940" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ANYA A. BIDWELL"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-1025.html"><i>Gonzalez v. Trevino</i>, No. 22-1025</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-03-20.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Anya A. Bidwell, Arlington, Va.  For United States, as amicus curiae: Nicole F. Reaves, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>In Nieves v. Bartlett , this Court held that probable cause does not bar a retaliatory arrest claim against a "police officer" when a plaintiff shows "that he was arrested when otherwise similarly situated individuals not engaged in the same sort of protected speech had not been." 139 S. Ct. 1715, 1727 (2019). The circuits admittedly disagree on whether only specific examples of non-arrests, Pet. App. 28-29 (5th Cir. 2022), or any "objective proof of retaliatory treatment" can satisfy this standard, Lund v. City of Rockford , 956 F.3d 938, 945 (7th Cir. 2020); see also Ballentine v. Tucker , 28 F.4th 54, 62 (9th Cir. 2022). Here, a 72-year-old councilwoman organized a petition criticizing a city manager, and unwittingly placed it in her binder during a council meeting. Two months later, respondents-the city manager's allies- engineered her arrest for tampering with a government record. That charge has no precedent involving similar conduct, was supported by an affidavit based on the councilwoman's viewpoints, and skirted ordinary procedures to ensure her jailing. The councilwoman sued respondents but no arresting officer. The questions presented are: 1. Whether the Nieves probable cause exception can be satisfied by objective evidence other than specific examples of arrests that never happened. 2. Whether the Nieves probable cause rule is limited to individual claims against arresting officers for split-second arrests.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-1025">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-1025_k13j.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-1025.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-01025qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1025/264005/20230420105239077_Petition%20for%20a%20Writ%20of%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1025/268702/20230608153325617_22-1025%20Brief%20in%20Opp.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1025/269846/20230627092206017_Reply%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1025/280143/20230921134201690_Supplemental%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1025/280609/20230927131251727_22-1025%20Respondents%20Supplemental%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1025/301251/20240223123704216_Reply%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANYA A. BIDWELL</p><p>(00:56:40) ORAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT</p><p>(01:23:15) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ANYA A. BIDWELL</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-1025; Argued: 2024-03-20</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Anya A. Bidwell, Arlington, Va.  For United States, as amicus curiae: Nicole F. Reaves, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<itunes:duration>01:25:44</itunes:duration>
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			<title><![CDATA[Esteras v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-7483; Argued: 2025-02-25]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.130" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF CHRISTIAN J. GROSTIC"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:40:07.120" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MASHA G. HANSFORD"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:13:10.180" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF CHRISTIAN J. GROSTIC"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-7483.html"><i>Esteras v. United States</i>, No. 23-7483</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-02-25.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Christian J. Grostic, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Cleveland, Ohio.  For respondent: Masha G. Hansford, Assistant to the Solicitor
General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The supervised-release statute, 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e), lists factors from 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) for a court to consider when sentencing a person for violating a supervised·release condition. In that list, Congress omitted the factors set forth in section 3553(a)(2)(A)-the need for the sentence to reflect the seriousness of the offense, promote respect for the law, and provide just punishment for the offense. The question presented is: Even though Congress excluded section 3553(a)(2)(A) from section 3583(e)'s list of factors to consider when revoking supervised release, may a district court rely on the section 3553(a)(2)(A) factors when revoking supervised release? Five circuit courts of appeals, including the panel orders below, have concluded that district courts may rely on the section 3553(a)(2)(A) factors. Four circuit courts of appeals, plus the dissents from orders denying rehearing en banc below, have concluded that they may not.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-7483">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-7483_g3bi.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-7483.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-07483qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-7483/309612/20240513103251665_cert%20petition.final.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-7483/323743/20240830100114610_23-7483%20Esteras--Br%20in%20Opp.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-7483/325320/20240906085846344_cert%20reply.final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-7483/334708/20241210070551859_No.%2023-7483_Brief%20for%20the%20Petitioners.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-7483/337388/20250115171916052_23-7483bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-7483/342044/20250205141721232_No.%2023-7483_Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CHRISTIAN J. GROSTIC</p><p>(00:40:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MASHA G. HANSFORD</p><p>(01:13:10) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF CHRISTIAN J. GROSTIC</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-7483; Argued: 2025-02-25</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Christian J. Grostic, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Cleveland, Ohio.  For respondent: Masha G. Hansford, Assistant to the Solicitor
General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Alexander v. SC Conference of NAACP]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-807; Argued: 2023-10-11]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-807</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:08.080" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOHN M. GORE"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:49:27.900" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF LEAH C. ADEN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:31:06.750" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF CAROLINE A. FLYNN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:59:48.940" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JOHN M. GORE"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-807.html"><i>Alexander v. SC Conference of NAACP</i>, No. 22-807</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2023-10-11.</p><p></p><p>For appellants: John M. Gore, Washington, D. C.  For appellees: Leah C. Aden, New York, N. Y.  For United States, as amicus curiae: Caroline A. Flynn,
Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The three-judge district court never mentioned the presumption of the South Carolina General Assembly's good faith, analyzed Congressional District 1 as a whole, or examined the intent of the General Assembly as a whole. It also disregarded the publicly available election data used to draw District 1 and legislator testimony demonstrating that politics and traditional districting principles better explain District 1 than race. And it never identified an alternative map that achieved the General Assembly's political objectives while similarly adhering to traditional criteria. The court nonetheless held that a portion of District 1 is racially gerrymandered and discriminatory, and therefore permanently enjoined elections there. After an eight- day trial featuring more than twenty witnesses and hundreds of exhibits, the court rested this holding on its brief questioning of the experienced nonpartisan map drawer and its conclusion that he used a racial target as a proxy for politics in District 1. Plaintiffs did not pursue that theory at trial, and the court never explained why the General Assembly would use race as a proxy to draw lines for political reasons when it could (and did) use election data directly to do the job. The questions presented are: 1. Did the district court err when it failed to apply the presumption of good faith and to holistically analyze District 1 and the General Assembly's intent? 2. Did the district court err in failing to enforce the alternative-map requirement m this circumstantial case? 3. Did the district court err when it failed to disentangle race from politics? 4. Did the district court err in finding racial predominance when it never analyzed District l's compliance with traditional districting principles? 5. Did the district court clearly err in finding that the General Assembly used a racial target as a proxy for politics when the record showed only that the General Assembly was aware of race, that race and politics are highly correlated, and that the General Assembly drew districts based on election data? 6. Did the district court err in upholding the intentional discrimination claim when it never even considered whether-let alone found that-District 1 has a discriminatory effect?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-807">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-807_1chk.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-807.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00807qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-807/255411/20230223140724315_Alexander%20v.%20S.C.%20State%20Conference%20of%20the%20NAACP%20-%20Jurisdictional%20Statement.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-807/260177/20230329131210424_22-807%20Alexander%20v%20SC%20State%20Conf%20of%20the%20NAACP%20Motion%20to%20Affirm.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-807/263342/20230412133944559_22-807%20Opposition%20to%20Motion%20to%20Affirm.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-807/270569/20230707124157639_SC%20Redistricting%20-%20Merits%20Brief%20FINAL%20.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-807/275140/20230811134955460_22-807%20Alexander%20et%20al%20v%20The%20South%20Carolina%20State%20Conference%20of%20the%20NAACP%20et%20al%20BRIEF.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-807/279305/20230911133522009_22-807%20rb.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:08) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOHN M. GORE</p><p>(00:49:27) ORAL ARGUMENT OF LEAH C. ADEN</p><p>(01:31:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CAROLINE A. FLYNN</p><p>(01:59:48) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JOHN M. GORE</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-807; Argued: 2023-10-11</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For appellants: John M. Gore, Washington, D. C.  For appellees: Leah C. Aden, New York, N. Y.  For United States, as amicus curiae: Caroline A. Flynn,
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			<title><![CDATA[Trump v. Anderson]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-719; Argued: 2024-02-08]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.190" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JONATHAN F. MITCHELL"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:53:39.230" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JASON C. MURRAY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:53:02.440" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SHANNON W. STEVENSON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="02:05:54.540" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JONATHAN F. MITCHELL"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-719.html"><i>Trump v. Anderson</i>, No. 23-719</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-02-08.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Jonathan F. Mitchell, Austin, Tex.  For respondents Anderson, et al.: Jason C. Murray, Denver, Colo.  For respondent Griswold: Shannon W. Stevenson, Solicitor General, Denver, Colo.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Supreme Court of Colorado held that President Donald J. Trump is disqualified from holding the office of President because he "engaged in insurrection" against the Constitution of the United States-and that he did so after taking an oath "as an officer of the United States" to "support" the Constitution. The state supreme court ruled that the Colorado Secretary of State should not list President Trump's name on the 2024 presidential primary ballot or count any write-in votes cast for him. The state supreme court stayed its decision pending United States Supreme Court review. The question presented is: Did the Colorado Supreme Court err in ordering President Trump excluded from the 2024 presidential primary ballot?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-719">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-719_2jf3.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-719.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00719qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-719/294892/20240104135300932_20240103_Trump_v_Anderson__Cert_Petition%20FINAL.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-719/295040/20240105135754430_23-719%20Anderson%20Respondents%20Resp.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-719/299710/20240205091945410_PDFA%2023-719%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-719/298125/20240118171750343_Trump%20v%20Anderson%20Petitioner%20Brief%20on%20the%20Merits.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-719/295893/20240117120004274_PDFA%2023-719%20Brief%20of%20Respondent%20Colorado%20Republican%20State%20Central%20Committee%20in%20Support%20of%20Reversal.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-719/299759/20240205133618970_23-719%20Trump%20v%20Anderson%20Petitioner%20Reply%20Brief%20on%20the%20Merits.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JONATHAN F. MITCHELL</p><p>(00:53:39) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JASON C. MURRAY</p><p>(01:53:02) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SHANNON W. STEVENSON</p><p>(02:05:54) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JONATHAN F. MITCHELL</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-719; Argued: 2024-02-08</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Jonathan F. Mitchell, Austin, Tex.  For respondents Anderson, et al.: Jason C. Murray, Denver, Colo.  For respondent Griswold: Shannon W. Stevenson, Solicitor General, Denver, Colo.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Connelly v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-146; Argued: 2024-03-27]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.140" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF KANNON K. SHANMUGAM"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:27:24.210" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF YAIRA DUBIN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:48:24.830" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF KANNON K. SHANMUGAM"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-146.html"><i>Connelly v. United States</i>, No. 23-146</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-03-27.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Yaira Dubin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Closely held corporations often enter into agreements requiring the redemption of a shareholder's stock after the shareholder's death in order to preserve the closely held nature of the business. Corporations that enter such agreements often purchase life insurance on the shareholder in order to fund the transaction. The question presented is: Whether the proceeds of a life-insurance policy taken out by a closely held corporation on a shareholder in order to facilitate the redemption of the shareholder's stock should be considered a corporate asset when calculating the value of the shareholder's shares for purposes of the federal estate tax .</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-146">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-146_5pd4.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-146.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00146qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-146/275352/20230818120900598_20230818-120738-95760529-00004113.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-146/288424/20231030172222151_23-146%20Connelly%20v.%20IRS%20-%20FINAL.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-146/289497/20231114093824998_23-146_certreply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-146/298629/20240124130226166_23-146_petbrief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-146/301348/20240223205004587_23-146bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-146/303155/20240315113511210_23-146_meritsreply.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF KANNON K. SHANMUGAM</p><p>(00:27:24) ORAL ARGUMENT OF YAIRA DUBIN</p><p>(00:48:24) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF KANNON K. SHANMUGAM</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-146; Argued: 2024-03-27</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Yaira Dubin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-217; Argued: 2024-11-05]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.940" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:26:13.400" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF LAUREN E. BATEMAN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:40:21.440" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-217.html"><i>E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera</i>, No. 23-217</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-11-05.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.; and Aimee W. Brown, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondents: Lauren E. Bateman, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) covers more than 140 million workers and guarantees eligible workers a minimum wage and overtime pay. But the FLSA also contains 34 exemptions from those requirements. Employers do not have to pay overtime to, e.g ., bona fide executives, agricultural workers, and outside salesmen. See 29 U.S.C. § 213(a)-(b). The question presented is: Whether the burden of proof that employers must satisfy to demonstrate the applicability of an FLSA exemption is a mere preponderance of the evidence-as six circuits hold-or clear and convincing evidence, as the Fourth Circuit alone holds.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-217">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-217_hejm.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-217.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00217qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-217/278808/20230905144251843_EMD%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-217/289063/20231107164708155_2023.11.06%20EMD%20v%20Carrera%20Cert%20Opp.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-217/289399/20231113135946829_EMD%20Cert%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-217/309172/20240507124434122_23-217%20EMD%20Sales.pdf">Cert. Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-217/310269/20240521103712262_EMD%20Supplemental%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-217/322958/20240820155150988_23-217tsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-217/310182/20240520134217039_2024.05.17%20EMD%20v%20Carrera%20Supplemental%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-217/328931/20241022125500199_EMD%20Reply%20Brief%20for%20Petitioners%20-%20Final.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT</p><p>(00:26:13) ORAL ARGUMENT OF LAUREN E. BATEMAN</p><p>(00:40:21) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-217; Argued: 2024-11-05</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.; and Aimee W. Brown, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondents: Lauren E. Bateman, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dept. of State v. Munoz]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-334; Argued: 2024-04-23]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.030" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF CURTIS E. GANNON"/>
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			<psc:chapter start="01:27:52.710" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF CURTIS E. GANNON"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-334.html"><i>Dept. of State v. Munoz</i>, No. 23-334</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-04-23.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Curtis E. Gannon, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Eric T. Lee, Southfeld, Mich.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq ., the decision to grant or deny a visa application rests with a consular officer in the Department of State. Under 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(A)(ii), any noncitizen whom a consular officer "knows, or has reasonable ground to believe, seeks to enter the United States to engage solely, principally, or incidentally in* * * unlawful activity" is ineligible to receive a visa or be admitted to the United States. The questions presented are: 1. Whether a consular officer's refusal of a visa to a U.S. citizen's noncitizen spouse impinges upon a constitutionally protected interest of the citizen. 2. Whether, assuming that such a constitutional interest exists, notifying a visa applicant that he was deemed inadmissible under 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(A)(ii) suffices to provide any process that is due. 3. Whether, assuming that such a constitutional interest exists and that citing Section 1182(a)(3)(A)(ii) is insufficient standing alone, due process requires the government to provide a further factual basis for the visa denial "within a reasonable time," or else forfeit the ability to invoke consular nonreviewability in court.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-334">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-334_ifjm.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-334.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00334qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-334/283799/20240117103357238_U.S.%20Dept%20of%20State%20v.%20Munoz%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-334/290696/20240403155635876_23-334%20Brief%20in%20Opposition%20Final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-334/293405/20240117103503352_23-334%20Munoz%20Petition%20Reply%20final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-334/300976/20240220181935001_23-334tsUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-334/305620/20240321140013833_Merit%20Br.%20for%20Respondents.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-334/307437/20240412110926112_23-334rbUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CURTIS E. GANNON</p><p>(00:45:37) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC T. LEE</p><p>(01:27:52) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF CURTIS E. GANNON</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-334; Argued: 2024-04-23</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Curtis E. Gannon, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Eric T. Lee, Southfeld, Mich.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 141-Orig; Argued: 2024-03-20]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.740" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF FREDERICK LIU"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:32:30.020" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF LANORA C. PETTIT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:56:03.750" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY J. WECHSLER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:04:47.620" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF FREDERICK LIU"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22o141.html"><i>Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado</i>, No. 141-Orig</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-03-20.</p><p></p><p>For United States: Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Texas: Lanora C. Pettit, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Austin, Tex. For New Mexico: Jeffrey J. Wechsler, Santa Fe, N. M.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>EXCEPTION OF THE UNITED STATE TO THE THIRD INTERIM REPORT OF THE SPECIAL MASTER: The United States excepts to the Special Master ’ s recommendation that the States ’ joint motion to enter a consent decree be granted.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/141-Orig_2">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/141-orig_2_5okl.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22o141.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/141%20origqp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22O141/284441/20231006191036913_22O141%20US%20Exception%20FINAL.pdf">Intervener United States's Exceptions and Opening Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22O141/292206/20231204154639751_12042023%20FinalStatesJointReplyandAppx.pdf">Reply Brief to Exceptions of Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22O141/294843/20240103183932497_US%20Sur-Reply%20Br%20010324.3.pdf">Sur-Reply Brief of Intervener United States (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF FREDERICK LIU</p><p>(00:32:30) ORAL ARGUMENT OF LANORA C. PETTIT</p><p>(00:56:03) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY J. WECHSLER</p><p>(01:04:47) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF FREDERICK LIU</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 141-Orig; Argued: 2024-03-20</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For United States: Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Texas: Lanora C. Pettit, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Austin, Tex. For New Mexico: Jeffrey J. Wechsler, Santa Fe, N. M.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dept. of Agric. Rural Dev. v. Kirtz]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-846; Argued: 2023-11-06]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.360" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF BENJAMIN W. SNYDER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:40:42.520" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF NANDAN M. JOSHI"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:16:07.460" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF BENJAMIN W. SNYDER"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-846.html"><i>Dept. of Agric. Rural Dev. v. Kirtz</i>, No. 22-846</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2023-11-06.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Benjamin W. Snyder, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Nandan M. Joshi, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether the civil-liability provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq., unequivocally and unambiguously waive the sovereign immunity of the United States.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-846">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-846_dijk.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-846.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00846qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-846/256209/20230303181104913_USDA%20Rural%20Dev%20cert%20pet%20--%20final.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-846/265981/20230502163807883_Kirtz%20BIO%20FINAL.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-846/266965/20230516131807520_22-846%20USDA%20v.%20Kirtz%20reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-846/275398/20230815163427932_22-846%20USDA%20v.%20Kirtz.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-846/280393/20230925150024945_Final%20brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-846/286107/20231025175458840_22-846%20USDA%20Rural%20Development%20Rural%20Housing%20Serv.%20v.%20Kirtz.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF BENJAMIN W. SNYDER</p><p>(00:40:42) ORAL ARGUMENT OF NANDAN M. JOSHI</p><p>(01:16:07) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF BENJAMIN W. SNYDER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-846; Argued: 2023-11-06</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Benjamin W. Snyder, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Nandan M. Joshi, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-529; Argued: 2024-02-27]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-529</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.890" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JONATHAN E. TAYLOR"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:36:17.040" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MALCOLM L. STEWART"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:01:46.360" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:44:36.720" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JONATHAN E. TAYLOR"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-529.html"><i>Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A.</i>, No. 22-529</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-02-27.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Jonathan E. Taylor, Washington, D. C.; and Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondent: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>At least thirteen states have, enacted laws requiring mortgage lenders to pay a minimum interest rate on funds held in mortgage escrow accounts. Congress has since recognized the existence of these state escrow-interest laws and has expressly required national banks to comply with them where applicable. See 15 U.S.C. § 1639d(g)(3). The question presented is: Does the National Bank Act preempt the application of state escrow-interest laws to national banks?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-529">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-529_f64i.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-529.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00529qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-529/249107/20221205155226636_Cantero%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-529/254996/20230216155807567_Cantero%20Pet.%20Resp.%20Br..pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-529/256563/20230308143555300_22-529%20Cantero%20Reply%20In%20Support%20of%20Certiorari%20Final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-529/278569/20230830163453839_22-349%20%2022-529%20Flagstar%20Bank%20v.%20Kivett_Cantero%20v.%20Bank%20of%20America.pdf">Cert. Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-529/279506/20230913172621507_22-529SupplementalBriefForPetitioners.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-529/293528/20231215173321886_22-529%20Cantero%20et%20al%20v.%20Bank%20of%20America.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-529/254996/20230216155807567_Cantero%20Pet.%20Resp.%20Br..pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-529/300761/20240216101807181_Cantero%20v.%20Bank%20of%20America%20-%20Reply%20Brief%20of%20Petitioners.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JONATHAN E. TAYLOR</p><p>(00:36:17) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MALCOLM L. STEWART</p><p>(01:01:46) ORAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT</p><p>(01:44:36) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JONATHAN E. TAYLOR</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-529; Argued: 2024-02-27</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Jonathan E. Taylor, Washington, D. C.; and Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondent: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sheetz v. County of El Dorado]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-1074; Argued: 2024-01-09]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.430" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL J. BEARD, II"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:44:10.660" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF AILEEN M. McGRATH"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:14:00.080" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERICA L. ROSS"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:25:50.340" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL J. BEARD, II"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-1074.html"><i>Sheetz v. County of El Dorado</i>, No. 22-1074</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-01-09.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Paul J. Beard, II, Los Angeles, Cal. For respondent: Aileen M. McGrath, San Francisco, Cal.; and Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>George Sheetz applied, to the County of El Dorado, California, for a permit to build a modest manufactured house on his property. Pursuant to legislation enacted by the County, and as the condition of obtaining the permit, Mr. Sheetz was required to pay a monetary exaction of $23,420 to help finance unrelated road improvements. The County demanded payment in spite of the fact that it made no individualized determination that the exaction-a substantial sum for Mr. Sheetz-bore an "essential nexus" and "rough proportionality" to the purported impacts associated with his modest project as required in Nollan v. Cal. Coastal Comm'n , 483 U.S. 825, 837 (1987) and Dolan v. City of Tigard , 512 U.S. 37 4, 391 (1994). Mr. Sheetz challenged the exaction as an unconstitutional condition under Nollan and Dolan . A California trial court upheld the exaction, holding that, because it was authorized by legislation, the exaction was immune from Nollan/Dolan review. In a published decision, the California Court of Appeal affirmed, and the California Supreme Court denied review. California's judicially-created exemption from Nollan/Dolan scrutiny for legislative exactions conflicts with the decisions of other federal and state courts across the country, and is in strong tension with this Court's more recent precedents. The question presented is whether a permit exaction is exempt from the unconstitutional-conditions doctrine as applied in Nollan and Dolan simply because it is authorized by legislation.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-1074">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-1074_qp3m.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-1074.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-01074qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1074/265975/20230502160239800_Final%20Cert%20Petition%20PDFA.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1074/270425/20230705152230773_230705%20Opposition%20to%20Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Certiorari.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1074/272302/20230718161745774_Reply%20in%20Support%20of%20Petition%20FINAL.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1074/289420/20231113151329912_Sheetz%20Opening%20Brief%20FINAL%20FOR%20FILING.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1074/293945/20231220184957045_22-1074bsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1074/293215/20231213104919669_No._22-1074_Brief_for_Respondent.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1074/294570/20231229172113004_Reply%20Brief%20-%20FINAL.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL J. BEARD, II</p><p>(00:44:10) ORAL ARGUMENT OF AILEEN M. McGRATH</p><p>(01:14:00) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERICA L. ROSS</p><p>(01:25:50) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL J. BEARD, II</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-1074; Argued: 2024-01-09</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Paul J. Beard, II, Los Angeles, Cal. For respondent: Aileen M. McGrath, San Francisco, Cal.; and Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bufkin v. McDonough, Sec. of VA]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-713; Argued: 2024-10-16]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:04.610" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MELANIE L. BOSTWICK"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:36:30.660" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SOPAN JOSHI"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:08:19.650" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MELANIE L. BOSTWICK"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-713.html"><i>Bufkin v. McDonough, Sec. of VA</i>, No. 23-713</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-10-16.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Melanie L. Bostwick, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>For more than a century, veterans have been entitled to the benefit of the doubt on any close issue relating to their eligibility for service-related benefits. As presently codified, "[w]hen there is an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding any issue material to the determination of a matter, the Secretary [of Veterans Affairs] shall give the benefit of the doubt to the claimant." 38 U.S.C. § 5107(b). In 2002, Congress enacted the Veterans Benefits Act. Among other things, the Act supplemented the responsibilities of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (the "Veterans Court") by requiring it to "take due account of the Secretary's application of section 5107(b)" as part of its review of benefits appeals. 38 U.S.C. § 7261(b)(1). In these cases, the Federal Circuit held that § 7261(b)(1) "does not require the Veterans Court to conduct any review of the benefit of the doubt issue beyond the clear error review" of underlying factual findings - something already required by the pre-2002 review statute, under 38 U.S.C. § 7261(a). Pet. App. 16a-17a (quoting Pet. App. 8a- 11a). The question presented is: Must the Veterans Court ensure that the benefit-of- the-doubt rule was properly applied during the claims process in order to satisfy 38 U.S.C. § 7261(b)(1), which directs the Veterans Court to "take due account" of VA's application of that rule?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-713">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-713_5i26.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-713.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00713qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-713/294539/20231229124320086_Bufkin%20Cert%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-713/303306/20240318152703703_23-713%20BufkinThornton.opp%20-%20final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-713/306375/20240401123722315_240401a%20Reply%20for%20efiling.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-713/316195/20240702124612575_Bufkin%20Merits%20Opening%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-713/322988/20240820175858007_23-713bs_Bufkin_final.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-713/326344/20240919131037085_Bufkin%20Merits%20Reply.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:04) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MELANIE L. BOSTWICK</p><p>(00:36:30) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SOPAN JOSHI</p><p>(01:08:19) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MELANIE L. BOSTWICK</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-713; Argued: 2024-10-16</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Melanie L. Bostwick, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-50; Argued: 2024-04-15]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.000" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF EASHA ANAND"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:28:49.980" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF VIVEK SURI"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:36:54.350" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MEGAN M. WOLD"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-50.html"><i>Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon</i>, No. 23-50</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-04-15.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Easha Anand, Stanford, Cal. For United States, as amicus curiae: Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Megan M. Wold, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>To make out a Fourth Amendment malicious prosecution claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a plaintiff must show that legal process was instituted without probable cause. Thompson v. Clark , 142 S. Ct. 1332, 1338 (2022). Under the charge-specific rule, a malicious prosecution claim can proceed as to a baseless criminal charge, even if other charges brought alongside the baseless charge are supported by probable cause. Under the "any-crime" rule, probable cause for even one charge defeats a plaintiff's malicious prosecution claims as to every other charge, including those lacking probable cause. The question presented is: Whether Fourth Amendment malicious prosecution claims are governed by the charge-specific rule, as the Second, Third, and Eleventh circuits hold, or by the "any-crime" rule, as the Sixth Circuit holds.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-50">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-50_g3bh.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-50.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00050qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-50/272074/20230714130421379_No.%2023-__%20Chiaverini%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-50/285692/20231020143240617_23-50%20Brief%20in%20Opposition%20Final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-50/289100/20231108113358407_23-50%20Chiaverini%20Reply%20Brief_pdfa.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-50/299377/20240131135540532_23-50%20ts_pdfa.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-50/302318/20240311114339053_23-50%20Chiaverini%20Merits%20Brief%20for%20Respondents%20Updated.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-50/306745/20240404132910401_23-50_rb.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF EASHA ANAND</p><p>(00:28:49) ORAL ARGUMENT OF VIVEK SURI</p><p>(00:36:54) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MEGAN M. WOLD</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-50; Argued: 2024-04-15</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Easha Anand, Stanford, Cal. For United States, as amicus curiae: Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Megan M. Wold, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Moyle v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-726; Argued: 2024-04-24]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.170" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOSHUA N. TURNER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:56:42.360" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:47:59.200" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JOSHUA N. TURNER"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-726.html"><i>Moyle v. United States</i>, No. 23-726</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-04-24.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Joshua N. Turner, Chief of Constitutional Litigation and Policy, Boise, Idaho.  For respondent: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>IN IDAHO ’ S APPLICATION. CONSOLIDATED WITH 23-727 FOR 1 HOUR FOR ORAL ARGUMENT. THE CLERK IS DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH A BRIEFING SCHEDULE THAT WILL ALLOW THE CASE TO BE ARGUED IN THE APRIL 2024 ARGUMENT SESSION. THE STAY SHALL TERMINATE UPON THE SENDING DOWN OF THE JUDGMENT OF THIS COURT. DISMISSED AS IMPROVIDENTLY GRANTED CERT. GRANTED 1/5/2024 QUESTION PRESENTED: WHETHER EMTALA PREEMPTS STATE LAWS THAT PROTECT HUMAN LIFE AND PROHIBIT ABORTIONS, LIKE IDAHO ’ S DEFENSE OF LIFE ACT.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-726">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-726_ggco.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-726.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00726qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-726/290062/20231120111420436_Moyle%20v.%20United%20States_Application.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-726/291906/20231130143307584_CERTIFICATE%2023A469%20AND%2023A470.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-726/307360/20240411125751388_23-726%20Moyle%20v%20United%20States%20Legislature%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-726/300916/20240220130216550_Moyle%20v%20United%20States%20_%20Legislature%20Opening%20Merits%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-726/305680/20240321205817124_23-726bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-726/307360/20240411125751388_23-726%20Moyle%20v%20United%20States%20Legislature%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOSHUA N. TURNER</p><p>(00:56:42) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR</p><p>(01:47:59) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JOSHUA N. TURNER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-726; Argued: 2024-04-24</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Joshua N. Turner, Chief of Constitutional Litigation and Policy, Boise, Idaho.  For respondent: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Moody v. NetChoice, LLC]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-277; Argued: 2024-02-26]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.290" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF HENRY C. WHITAKER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:55:06.200" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:42:39.660" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-277.html"><i>Moody v. NetChoice, LLC</i>, No. 22-277</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-02-26.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Henry C. Whitaker, Solicitor General, Tallahassee, Fla.
For respondents: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.; and Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Florida has enacted a law that attempts to prevent social-media companies from abusing their enormous power to censor speech. The questions presented are: 1. Whether the First Amendment prohibits a State from requiring that social-media companies host third-party communications, and from regulating the time, place, and manner in which they do so. 2. Whether the First Amendment prohibits a State from requiring social-media companies to notify and provide an explanation to their users when they censor the user's speech. LOWER COURT CASE NUMBER: 21-12355
The petitions for writs of certiorari are granted limited to Questions 1 and 2 presented by the Solicitor General in her brief for the United States as amicus curie . 1. Whether the laws ’ content-moderation restrictions comply with the First Amendment. 2. Whether the laws ’ individualized-explanation requirements comply with the First Amendment. CERT. GRANTED 9/29/</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-277">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-277_5924.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-277.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00277qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-277/238398/20220921115005927_Netchoice%20v.%20Moody%20Cert%20Petition%20for%20filing.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-277/243755/20221024132713178_2022-10-24%20NetChoice%20Response%20Final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-277/247320/20221123092809902_Netchoice%20v.%20Moody%20Cert%20Reply%20v.f.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-277/275249/20230814145135723_NetChoice%20Invitation%20Brief%208.9%20--%20For%20Final.pdf">Cert. Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-277/295796/20240116135803764_NetChoice%20Final%20to%20file.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-277/292804/20231207205635794_22-277%20%2022-555%20Moody%20v.%20NetChoice%20-%20%20NetChoice%20v.%20Paxton.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-277/291860/20231130111448519_2023-11-30%20Final%20NetChoice%20merits%20brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-277/300646/20240215104155263_2024-02-15%20Netchoice%20merits%20reply%20Final.pdf">Respondent's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF HENRY C. WHITAKER</p><p>(00:55:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT</p><p>(01:42:39) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR</p><p>(02:19:47) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF HENRY C. WHITAKER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-277; Argued: 2024-02-26</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Henry C. Whitaker, Solicitor General, Tallahassee, Fla.
For respondents: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.; and Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[TikTok, Inc. v. Garland, Att'y Gen.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-656; Argued: 2025-01-10]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.840" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF NOEL J. FRANCISCO"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:59:26.700" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY L. FISHER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:34:35.660" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR"/>
			<psc:chapter start="02:23:33.250" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF NOEL J. FRANCISCO"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-656.html"><i>TikTok, Inc. v. Garland, Att'y Gen.</i>, No. 24-656</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-01-10.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners TikTok Inc., et al.:  Noel J. Francisco, Washington, D. C.  For petitioners Firebaugh, et al.:  Jeffrey L. Fisher, Melo Park, Cal.  For respondent:  Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>THE PARTIES ARE DIRECTED TO BRIEF AND ARGUE THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: WHETHER THE PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM FOREIGN ADVERSARY CONTROLLED APPLICATIONS ACT, AS APPLIED TO PETITIONERS, VIOLATES THE FIRST AMENDMENT.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/24-656">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-656_1an2.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-656.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00656qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-00656/24-00656c.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-00656/24-00656o.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-656/336542/20250103152311278_24-656%20rb.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-656/336136/20241227160309446_24-656%20ts.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-656/336144/20241227161148472_24-656tsGovt_final.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-656/336568/20250103162633069_24-656rb_Govt_final.pdf">Respondent's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF NOEL J. FRANCISCO</p><p>(00:59:26) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY L. FISHER</p><p>(01:34:35) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR</p><p>(02:23:33) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF NOEL J. FRANCISCO</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-656; Argued: 2025-01-10</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners TikTok Inc., et al.:  Noel J. Francisco, Washington, D. C.  For petitioners Firebaugh, et al.:  Jeffrey L. Fisher, Melo Park, Cal.  For respondent:  Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</itunes:summary>
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			<itunes:duration>02:28:49</itunes:duration>
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			<title><![CDATA[Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Co. Inc.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-1079; Argued: 2024-03-19]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.880" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ALLYSON N. HO"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:20:24.430" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANTHONY A. YANG"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:33:48.700" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF C. KEVIN MARSHALL"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:52:07.960" title="ORAL ARGUMENT DAVID C. FREDERICK"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:10:38.340" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ALLYSON N. HO"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-1079.html"><i>Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Co. Inc.</i>, No. 22-1079</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-03-19.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Allyson N. Ho, Dallas, Tex.; and Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For debtor respondents: C. Kevin Marshall, Washington, D. C.  For claimant respondents: David C. Frederick, Washington,
D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Asbestos claims in state court have been plagued by rampant fraud, with claimants seeking inflated recoveries against some asbestos defendants by suppressing evidence of claims against other asbestos defendants. For nearly a decade, bankruptcy courts have sought to protect debtors and their insurers by requiring fraud-prevention measures-like ensuring access to claims information-before channeling the asbestos claims against the debtor to a trust. See 11 U.S.C. § 524(g). In this case, a Chapter 11 debtor colluded with representatives for asbestos claimants to propose and confirm a plan that includes these fraud-prevention measures only for uninsured asbestos claims-not insured asbestos claims. Petitioner is the insurer who bears the financial burden of those 14,000 insured claims. The Bankruptcy Code's plain text empowers any "party in interest" to "raise" and "be heard on any issue" in a Chapter 11 proceeding. 11 U.S.C. § 1109(b). But the court of appeals refused to adjudicate petitioner's objections to the fraud and collusion, relying on judge-made limitations engrafted onto the Code. The question presented is: Whether an insurer with financial responsibility for a bankruptcy claim is a "party in interest" that may object to a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-1079">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-1079_4357.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-1079.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-01079qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1079/266065/20230503141929457_Truck%20Cert%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1079/278793/20230905134032085_22-1079%20bio.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1079/279832/20230919104906801_Truck-Kaiser%20--%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1079/292662/20231207144346136_Truck%20Opening%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1079/293403/20231214144945869_22-1079tsacUnited%20States.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1079/298677/20240124170609899_Claimants%20resp.%20brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1079/301273/20240223130343667_Truck-Kaiser%20--%20Merits%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ALLYSON N. HO</p><p>(00:20:24) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANTHONY A. YANG</p><p>(00:33:48) ORAL ARGUMENT OF C. KEVIN MARSHALL</p><p>(00:52:07) ORAL ARGUMENT DAVID C. FREDERICK</p><p>(01:10:38) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ALLYSON N. HO</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-1079; Argued: 2024-03-19</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Allyson N. Ho, Dallas, Tex.; and Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For debtor respondents: C. Kevin Marshall, Washington, D. C.  For claimant respondents: David C. Frederick, Washington,
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			<title><![CDATA[Glossip v. Oklahoma]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-7466; Argued: 2024-10-09]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.160" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SETH P. WAXMAN"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-7466.html"><i>Glossip v. Oklahoma</i>, No. 22-7466</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-10-09.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C.  For respondent in support of petitioner: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.  For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of judgment below: Christopher G. Michel, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Justin Sneed was, in the State's words, its "indispensable witness," and Richard Glossip's "fate turned on Sneed's credibility." Sneed is the person who "bludgeoned the victim to death, and his testimony linking Glossip to the murder was central to the conviction." State Stay Resp. 10, Glossip v. Oklahoma , No. 22A941 (U.S.). He only claimed Mr. Glossip was involved after being fed Mr. Glossip's name six times and threatened with execution. And his accounting of basic facts about the crime has shifted dramatically with each telling. With Sneed's credibility already tenuous, the State undisputedly hid from the jury Sneed's having "seen a psychiatrist" who diagnosed Sneed with a psychiatric condition that rendered him volatile and "potentially violent," particularly when combined with methamphetamine use, a street drug Sneed was abusing at the time he murdered Barry Van Treese. Id . In fact, the State allowed Sneed to affirmatively tell the jury he had not seen a psychiatrist. Before the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (OCCA), the State confessed error, admitting that the failure to disclose the truth about Sneed's psychiatric condition, leaving the jury with Sneed's uncorrected false testimony and then suppressing this information for a quarter-century, rendered "Glossip's trial unfair and unreliable." Id . at 4-5. Before this Court, the State has admitted Mr. Glossip is entitled to a new trial on these grounds, as well as in light of "cumulative error" regarding "multiple issues raised in Glossip's Post-Conviction Relief Application." Id . at 4. But the OCCA has refused to stop the execution of an innocent man who never had a fair trial. This petition presents the following questions: 1. a. Whether the State's suppression of the key prosecution witness's admission he was under the care of a psychiatrist and failure to correct that witness's false testimony about that care and related diagnosis violate the due process of law. See Brady v. Maryland , 373 U.S. 83 (1963); Napue v. Illinois , 360 U.S. 264 (1959). b. Whether the entirety of the suppressed evidence must be considered when assessing the materiality of Brady and Napue claims. See Kyles v. Whitley , 514 U.S. LOWER COURT CASE NUMBER: PCD-2023-267
IN ADDITION TO THE QUESTIONS PRESENTED, THE PARTIES ARE DIRECTED TO BRIEF AND ARGUE THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: WHETHER THE OKLAHOMA COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS' HOLDING THAT THE OKLAHOMA POST- CONVICTION PROCEDURE ACT PRECLUDED POST-CONVICTION RELIEF IS AN ADEQUATE AND INDEPENDENT STATE-LAW GROUND FOR THE JUDGMENT. JUSTICE GORSUCH TOOK NO PART. ORDER OF JANUARY 26, 2024: CHRISTOPHER G. MICHEL, ESQUIRE, OF WASHINGTON, D. C., IS INVITED TO BRIEF AND ARGUE THIS CASE, AS AMICUS CURIAE, IN SUPPORT OF THE JUDGMENT BELOW. JUSTICE GORSUCH TOOK NO PART. CERT. GRANTED 1/22/2024 419 (1995). 2. Whether due process of law requires reversal, where a capital conviction is so infected with errors that the State no longer seeks to defend it. See Escobar v. Texas , 143 S. Ct. 557 (2023) (mem.).</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/22-7466">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/22-7466_h3ci.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-7466.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-07466qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-7466/266163/20230504164258618_3%20REG-20230504%20PWC%20.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-7466/270450/20230705170639604_GlossipRes%20MAIN%20%20E%20FILE%20Jul%205.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-7466/272358/20230719123221160_01%20REG-ReplyvFinal.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-7466/308603/20240429163200162_22-7466%20ts.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-7466/270450/20230705170639604_GlossipRes%20MAIN%20%20E%20FILE%20Jul%205.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-7466/322486/20240814163208169_2024-8-13%20Final%20OKAG%20Glossip%20merits%20reply.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SETH P. WAXMAN</p><p>(00:32:13) ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE</p><p>(01:06:37) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CHRISTOPHER G. MICHEL,</p><p>(01:39:29) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF SETH P. WAXMAN</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-7466; Argued: 2024-10-09</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C.  For respondent in support of petitioner: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.  For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of judgment below: Christopher G. Michel, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[San Francisco v. EPA]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-753; Argued: 2024-10-16]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.540" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF TARA M. STEELEY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:46:27.060" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF FREDERICK LIU"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:34:27.760" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF TARA M. STEELEY"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-753.html"><i>San Francisco v. EPA</i>, No. 23-753</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-10-16.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Tara M. Steeley, Deputy City Attorney, San Francisco, Cal.  For respondent: Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Congress designed the Clean Water Act (CWA or the Act) to ensure that anyone holding a discharge permit issued under the Act has notice of how much they must control their discharges to comply with the law. The CWA requires that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and authorized states provide this notice by prescribing specific pollutant limitations in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits they issue. Consistent with its text, this Court and the Second Circuit have read the Act to require EPA and states to develop specific limits to achieve goals for surface waters, called water quality standards. Parting with these decisions, the Ninth Circuit held here that EPA may issue permits that contain generic prohibitions against violating water quality standards. Rather than specify pollutant limits that tell the permitholder how much they need to control their discharges as required by the CWA, these prohibitions effectively tell permitholders nothing more than not to cause "too much" pollution. These generic water quality terms expose San Francisco and numerous permitholders nationwide to enforcement actions while failing to tell them how much they need to limit or treat their discharges to comply with the Act. The question presented is: Whether the Clean Water Act allows EPA (or an authorized state) to impose generic prohibitions in NPDES permits that subject permitholders to enforcement for exceedances of water quality standards without identifying specific limits to which their discharges must conform.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-753">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-753_ljgm.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-753.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00753qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-753/290765/20240108152337022_2024-01-08%20SF%20Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-753/307511/20240412155930151_City%20of%20SF%20041224.4%20final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-753/308731/20240430171736233_2024-04-30%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-753/309364/20240508154003348_2024-05-08%20S.F.%20Supplemental%20MAIN%20BREIF%20E%20FILE.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-753/323429/20240826212335332_23-753bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-753/326883/20240925173628062_23-753%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF TARA M. STEELEY</p><p>(00:46:27) ORAL ARGUMENT OF FREDERICK LIU</p><p>(01:34:27) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF TARA M. STEELEY</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-753; Argued: 2024-10-16</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Tara M. Steeley, Deputy City Attorney, San Francisco, Cal.  For respondent: Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Culley v. Marshall]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-585; Argued: 2023-10-30]]></description>
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			<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.060" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SHAY DVORETZKY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:49:55.000" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF EDMUND G. LaCOUR, JR."/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:21:23.270" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF NICOLE F. REAVES"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:34:32.600" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF SHAY DVORETZKY"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-585.html"><i>Culley v. Marshall</i>, No. 22-585</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2023-10-30.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Shay Dvoretzky, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Edmund G. LaCour, Jr., Solicitor General, Montgomery, Ala.; and Nicole F. Reaves, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington,
D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>In determining whether the Due Process Clause requires a state or local government to provide a post seizure probable cause hearing prior to a statutory judicial forfeiture proceeding and, if so, when such a hearing must take place, should district courts apply the "speedy trial" test employed in United States v. $8,850 , 461 U.S. 555 (1983) and Barker v. Wingo , 407 U.S. 514 (1972), as held by the Eleventh Circuit or the three-part due process analysis set forth in Mathews v. Eldridge , 424 U.S. 319 (1976) as held by at least the Second, Fifth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-585">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-585_d6od.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-585.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00585qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-585/250678/20221228112825602_Culley%20ET%20AL%20Petition%20December%2028%202022%20EFile.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-585/255967/20230301153218904_Culley%20BIO%20-%20PRINTED%20AND%20TO%20FILE.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-585/257086/20230315113446645_Culley%20v.%20Marshall%20Reply%20Brief%20FILE.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-585/269622/20230622151937887_Culley%20v.%20Marshall%20Merits%20Brief%20FILE.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-585/275872/20230821171523980_22-585%20Culley%20et%20al.%20v.%20Marshall%20et%20al.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-585/275235/20230814131300422_Culley%20Respondents%20Merits%20Brief%20FINAL.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-585/279475/20230913133653385_Culley%20v.%20Marshall%20Merits%20Reply%20Brief%20for%20Petitioners%20FILE.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SHAY DVORETZKY</p><p>(00:49:55) ORAL ARGUMENT OF EDMUND G. LaCOUR, JR.</p><p>(01:21:23) ORAL ARGUMENT OF NICOLE F. REAVES</p><p>(01:34:32) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF SHAY DVORETZKY</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-585; Argued: 2023-10-30</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Shay Dvoretzky, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Edmund G. LaCour, Jr., Solicitor General, Montgomery, Ala.; and Nicole F. Reaves, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington,
D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lindke v. Freed]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-611; Argued: 2023-10-31]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-611</link>
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			<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Life of the Law]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.840" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ALLON KEDEM"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:27:37.910" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF VICTORIA R. FERRES"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:47:16.140" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MASHA G. HANSFORD"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:12:04.760" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ALLON KEDEM"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-611.html"><i>Lindke v. Freed</i>, No. 22-611</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2023-10-31.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Allon Kedem, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Victoria R. Ferres, Port Huron, Mich.; and Masha G. Hansford, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Courts have increasingly been called upon to determine whether a public official who selectively blocks access to his or her social media account has engaged in state action subject to constitutional scrutiny. To answer that question, most circuits consider a broad range of factors, including the account's appearance and purpose. But in the decision below, the court of appeals rejected the relevance of any consideration other than whether the official was performing a "duty of his office" or invoking the "authority of his office." App. 5a. The question presented is: Whether a public official's social media activity can constitute state action only if the official used the account to perform a governmental duty or under the authority of his or her office.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-611">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-611_p3lb.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-611.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00611qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-611/250069/20221229135151254_LINDKE%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-611/256157/20230303135823259_22-611%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-611/259435/20230320150323835_22-611%20--%20Cert%20Reply%20-%2003-20-2023%20ready%20to%20file.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-611/269701/20230623142340274_22-611%20--%20FINAL%20Pet%20Merits%20Brief%20camera%20ready%20rtf.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-611/275406/20230815175747110_22-611bsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-611/274907/20230808164032379_22-611_Brief%20of%20Respondent.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-611/279113/20230907154408488_22-611--Lindke--REPLY%2009-07%20rtf.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ALLON KEDEM</p><p>(00:27:37) ORAL ARGUMENT OF VICTORIA R. FERRES</p><p>(00:47:16) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MASHA G. HANSFORD</p><p>(01:12:04) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ALLON KEDEM</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-611; Argued: 2023-10-31</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Allon Kedem, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Victoria R. Ferres, Port Huron, Mich.; and Masha G. Hansford, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[City of Grants Pass v. Johnson]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-175; Argued: 2024-04-22]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.030" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF THEANE D. EVANGELIS"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:54:25.740" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF EDWIN S. KNEEDLER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:48:43.860" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF KELSI B. CORKRAN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="02:20:48.980" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF THEANE D. EVANGELIS"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-175.html"><i>City of Grants Pass v. Johnson</i>, No. 23-175</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-04-22.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Theane D. Evangelis, Los Angeles, Cal.  For United States, as amicus curiae: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Kelsi B. Corkran, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>In Martin v. City of Boise , 920 F.3d 584 (9th Cir. 2019), the Ninth Circuit held that the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause prevents cities from enforcing criminal restrictions on public camping unless the person has "access to adequate temporary shelter." Id . at 617 & n.8. In this case, the Ninth Circuit extended Martin to a classwide injunction prohibiting the City of Grants Pass from enforcing its public-camping ordinance even though civil citations. That decision cemented a conflict with the California Supreme Court and the Eleventh Circuit, which have upheld similar ordinances, and entrenched a broader split on the application of the Eighth Amendment to purportedly involuntary conduct. The Ninth Circuit nevertheless denied rehearing en banc by a 14-to-13 vote. The question presented is: Does the enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property constitute "cruel and unusual punishment" prohibited by the Eighth Amendment?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-175">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-175_20f4.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-175.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00175qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-175/275911/20230823153037814_Grants%20Pass%20v.%20Johnson_cert%20petition_corrected.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-175/292381/20231206101030999_No%2023-175%20Grants%20Pass%20v%20Johnson%20BIO%20Final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-175/293791/20231220101949989_Grants%20Pass%20v.%20Johnson_cert%20reply_final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-175/301436/20240226141222543_Grants%20Pass%20v.%20Johnson_merits%20brief%20-%20TO%20FILE.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-175/305976/20240327111905322_No%2023-175%20Grants%20Pass%20v%20Johnson%20Respondents%20Brief%20For%20Filing.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-175/307448/20240412120319764_Grants%20Pass%20v.%20Johnson_merits%20reply%20brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF THEANE D. EVANGELIS</p><p>(00:54:25) ORAL ARGUMENT OF EDWIN S. KNEEDLER</p><p>(01:48:43) ORAL ARGUMENT OF KELSI B. CORKRAN</p><p>(02:20:48) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF THEANE D. EVANGELIS</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-175; Argued: 2024-04-22</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Theane D. Evangelis, Los Angeles, Cal.  For United States, as amicus curiae: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Kelsi B. Corkran, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<itunes:duration>02:25:57</itunes:duration>
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			<title><![CDATA[Campos-Chaves v. Garland, Att'y Gen.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-674; Argued: 2024-01-08]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-674</link>
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			<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Life of the Law]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:08.950" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF CHARLES L. McCLOUD"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:38:18.620" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF CHARLES L. McCLOUD"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-674.html"><i>Campos-Chaves v. Garland, Att'y Gen.</i>, No. 22-674</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-01-08.</p><p></p><p>For Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General: Charles L. McCloud, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For petitioner in 22-674 and respondents in 22-884: Easha Anand, Stanford, Cal.  VIDED.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Immigration and Nationality Act provides that a noncitizen who does not appear at a removal hearing shall beordered removed in absentia. but only if she was provided "written notice required under paragraph (l) or (2) of section 1229(a).'' 8 U.S.C. §1229a (b)(5)(A). The Act authorizes rescission of an in absentia order if the noncitizen "did not receive no- tice in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1229(a)." Id. §1229a (b)(5)(C)(ii). Paragraph (1) of section 1229(a) requires a single notice document that contains all the information specified in the statute, including the "time and place" of proceedings. See Niz-Chavez v. Garland , 141 S. Ct. 1474, 1480-1485 (2021). Paragraph (2) requires notice of the "new time and place" "in the case of any change or postponement in the time and place of such pro-ceedings." The question presented is: If the government serves an initial notice document that does not include the "time and place" of proceedings, followed by an additional document containing that information, has the government provided notice "required under" and •' in accordance with para- graph (1) or (2) of section 1229(a)" such that an immigration court must enter a removal order in absentia and deny a noncitizen's request to rescind that order?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-674">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-674_kifl.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-674.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00674qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-00674/22-00674c.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-674/259907/20240612111810736_22-674%20BIO%20Campos-Chaves%20032423.1.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-674/289961/20231117141706794_22-674rbUnitedStates.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-674/285475/20231018165607795_231018_Campos-Chaves%20Response%20Brief%2022-674.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-674/259907/20240612111810736_22-674%20BIO%20Campos-Chaves%20032423.1.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-00674/22-00674rp.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:08) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CHARLES L. McCLOUD</p><p>(01:38:18) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF CHARLES L. McCLOUD</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-674; Argued: 2024-01-08</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General: Charles L. McCloud, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For petitioner in 22-674 and respondents in 22-884: Easha Anand, Stanford, Cal.  VIDED.</itunes:summary>
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			<itunes:duration>01:40:15</itunes:duration>
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			<title><![CDATA[Corner Post, Inc. v. Bd. of Governors, FRS]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-1008; Argued: 2024-02-20]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-1008</link>
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			<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Life of the Law]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.290" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF BRYAN K. WEIR"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:31:25.440" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF BENJAMIN W. SNYDER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:07:50.380" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF BRYAN K. WEIR"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-1008.html"><i>Corner Post, Inc. v. Bd. of Governors, FRS</i>, No. 22-1008</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-02-20.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Bryan K. Weir, Arlington, Va.  For respondent: Benjamin W. Snyder, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Petitioner Corner Post, Inc. is a convenience store and truck stop in North Dakota that first opened for business in 2018. In 2021, Corner Post sued the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System under the Administrative Procedure Act, challenging a Board rule adopted in 2011 that governs certain fees for debit-card transactions. The Eighth Circuit held that Corner Post's APA claims were barred by 28 U.S.C. §2401 (a)'s six-year statute of limitations. In so doing, it adopted the majority position in an acknowledged circuit split on when APA claims "first accrue[]" under §2401(a). The Eighth Circuit held that Corner Post's APA claims "first accrue[d]" when the Board issued the rule in 2011-even though Corner Post did not open for business until seven years later. As a result, Corner Post's limitations period expired in 2017-a year before it opened for business. The court did not explain how Corner Post could have "suffer[ed] legal wrong" from or been "adversely affected or aggrieved by" the Board's rule-a predicate to stating an APA claim, 5 U.S.C. §702- before Corner Post accepted even one debit-card payment subject to the rule. The question presented is: Does a plaintiffs APA claim "first accrue[]" under 28 U.S.C. §2401(a) when an agency issues a rule-regardless of whether that rule injures the plaintiff on that date (as the Eighth Circuit and five other circuits have held)-or when the rule first causes a plaintiff to "suffer[] legal wrong" or be "adversely affected or aggrieved" (as the Sixth Circuit has held)?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-1008">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-1008_f3b7.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-1008.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-01008qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1008/263451/20230413153239252_2023.04.13%20-%20Corner%20Post%20Petition%20Final.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1008/269285/20230616132214160_22-1008%20-%20Corner%20Post%20v.%20Board%20of%20Governors%20of%20the%20Federal%20Reserve%20System.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1008/269721/20230623155201016_22-1008%20Reply%20Brief%20Final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1008/289472/20231113164723538_22-1008%20Corner%20Post%20opening%20merits%20brief%20Final.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1008/293318/20231213165432435_22-1008bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1008/295695/20240112160022813_22-1008%20Merit%20Reply%20Brief%20Final.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF BRYAN K. WEIR</p><p>(00:31:25) ORAL ARGUMENT OF BENJAMIN W. SNYDER</p><p>(01:07:50) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF BRYAN K. WEIR</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-1008; Argued: 2024-02-20</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Bryan K. Weir, Arlington, Va.  For respondent: Benjamin W. Snyder, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[United States Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-1238; Argued: 2024-01-09]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.210" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MASHA G. HANSFORD"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:25:49.120" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF DANIEL L. GEYSER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:57:53.740" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MASHA G. HANSFORD"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-1238.html"><i>United States Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC</i>, No. 22-1238</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-01-09.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Masha G. Hansford, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Daniel L. Geyser, Dallas, Tex.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Section 1004(a) of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017, Pub. L. No.115-72, Div. B, 131 Stat. 1232 (28 U.S.C. 1930(a)(6)(B) (2018)), amended the schedule of quarterly fees payable to the United States Trustee in certain pending bankruptcy cases. In Siegel v. Fitzgerald , 142 S. Ct. 1770 (2022), this Court held that that provision contravened Congress's constitutional authority to "establish * * * uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies," U.S. Const. Art. I, § 8, Cl. 4, because it was initially applied only in the 88 federal judicial districts that have United States Trustees but not in the 6 districts that have Bankruptcy Administrators. This Court left open the question of "the appropriate remedy" for the violation. Siegel , 142 S. Ct. at 1783. The question presented in this case is: Whether the appropriate remedy for the constitutional uniformity violation found by this Court in Siegel , supra , is to require the United States Trustee to grant retrospective refunds of the increased fees paid by debtors in United States Trustee districts during the period of disuniformity, or is instead either to deem sufficient the prospective remedy adopted by Congress or to require the collection of additional fees from a much smaller number of debtors in Bankruptcy Administrator districts.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-1238">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-1238_121f.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-1238.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-01238qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1238/269699/20230623142114369_John%20Q%20Hammons%20petition%20final.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1238/272797/20230724175954202_22-1238%20Brief%20in%20Opposition%20Final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1238/275000/20230809154851977_John%20Q.%20Hammons%20Petition%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1238/289311/20231109202839032_22-1238%20John%20Q%20Hammons%20merits.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1238/293011/20231211155022326_22-1238%20bs.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1238/294442/20231228121312353_22-1238%20John%20Q%20Hammons%20reply%20final.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MASHA G. HANSFORD</p><p>(00:25:49) ORAL ARGUMENT OF DANIEL L. GEYSER</p><p>(00:57:53) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MASHA G. HANSFORD</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-1238; Argued: 2024-01-09</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Masha G. Hansford, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Daniel L. Geyser, Dallas, Tex.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[CFPB v. Com. Fin. Services Assn.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-448; Argued: 2023-10-03]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:09.960" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:40:57.070" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF NOEL J. FRANCISCO"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:29:08.650" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-448.html"><i>CFPB v. Com. Fin. Services Assn.</i>, No. 22-448</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2023-10-03.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Noel J. Francisco, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that the statute providing funding to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 12 U.S.C. 5497, violates the Appropriations Clause, U.S. Const. Art. I,§ 9, Cl. 7, and in vacating a regulation promulgated at a time when the CFPB was receiving such funding .</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-448">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-448_2ma8.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-448.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00448qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-448/246429/20221114155607407_No.%20CFPB%20et%20al.%20v.%20CFSA%20et%20al.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-448/252221/20230113130438937_22-448%20bio.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-448/253698/20230201142754169_22-448%20CFPB%20v.%20CFSA.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-448/266373/20230508190055738_22-448tsUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-448/270281/20230703105533891_22-448%20CFSA%20Brief%20for%20Respondents.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-448/274470/20230802113142512_22-448rbUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:09) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR</p><p>(00:40:57) ORAL ARGUMENT OF NOEL J. FRANCISCO</p><p>(01:29:08) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-448; Argued: 2023-10-03</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Noel J. Francisco, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<itunes:duration>01:34:17</itunes:duration>
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			<title><![CDATA[Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-124; Argued: 2023-12-04]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:08.110" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF CURTIS E. GANNON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:48:44.070" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GREGORY G. GARRE"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:16:50.800" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF PRATIK A. SHAH"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:39:49.710" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF CURTIS E. GANNON"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-124.html"><i>Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P.</i>, No. 23-124</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2023-12-04.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Curtis E. Gannon, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents Purdue Pharma L.P., et al.: Gregory G. Garre, Washington, D. C. For respondents The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Purdue Pharma L.P., et al.: Pratik A. Shah, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether the Bankruptcy Code authorizes a court to approve, as part of a plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, a release that extinguishes claims held by nondebtors against nondebtor third parties, without the claimants ’ consent.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-124">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-124_kp3g.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-124.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00124qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-00124/23-00124c.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-00124/23-00124o.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-124/274805/20230807153913805_CERTIFICATE%2023A87%20Harrington%20v.%20Purdue%20Pharma%20reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-124/280102/20230920205320537_23-124tsUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-124/279977/20230920125132213_23-124%20Harrington%20v%20Purdue%20Pharma%20Respondents%20Brief%20for%20Ellen%20Isaacs.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-124/290205/20231120174526687_23-124rbUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:08) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CURTIS E. GANNON</p><p>(00:48:44) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GREGORY G. GARRE</p><p>(01:16:50) ORAL ARGUMENT OF PRATIK A. SHAH</p><p>(01:39:49) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF CURTIS E. GANNON</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-124; Argued: 2023-12-04</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Curtis E. Gannon, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents Purdue Pharma L.P., et al.: Gregory G. Garre, Washington, D. C. For respondents The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Purdue Pharma L.P., et al.: Pratik A. Shah, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Snyder v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-108; Argued: 2024-04-15]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.330" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:30:06.800" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF COLLEEN R. SINZDAK"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:34:19.440" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-108.html"><i>Snyder v. United States</i>, No. 23-108</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-04-15.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Colleen R. Sinzdak, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(B) makes it a federal crime for a state or local official to "corruptly solicit[,] demand[,] ... or accept[] ... anything of value from any person, intending to be influenced or rewarded in connection with any" government business "involving any thing of value of $5,000 or more." The question presented, on which the circuits are divided, is: Whether section 666 criminalizes gratuities, i.e ., payments in recognition of actions the official has already taken or committed to take, without any quid pro quo agreement to take those actions.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-108">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-108_o7jp.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-108.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00108qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-108/274386/20230801105314196_Snyder%20Petition%20for%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-108/289874/20231116162545315_Snyder%2023-108%20-%20final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-108/290249/20231121104247084_Snyder%20Cert%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-108/299751/20240205125508613_Snyder%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-108/302853/20240311193806471_23-108bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-108/306485/20240402120917827_Snyder%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT</p><p>(00:30:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF COLLEEN R. SINZDAK</p><p>(01:34:19) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-108; Argued: 2024-04-15</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Colleen R. Sinzdak, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[FDA v. Alliance Hippocratic Medicine]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-235; Argued: 2024-03-26]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:08.060" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:37:12.640" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JESSICA L. ELLSWORTH"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:50:13.840" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIN M. HAWLEY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:29:46.120" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-235.html"><i>FDA v. Alliance Hippocratic Medicine</i>, No. 23-235</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-03-26.</p><p></p><p>For federal petitioners: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For petitioner Danco Laboratories, L.L.C.: Jessica L. Ellsworth, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Erin M. Hawley, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>This case concerns mifepristone, a drug that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved in 2000 as safe and effective for terminating early pregnancies. The Fifth Circuit held that respondents-doctors and associations of doctors who oppose abortion-have Article III standing to challenge FDA's 2016 and 2021 actions with respect to mifepristone's approved conditions of use and that those actions were likely arbitrary and capricious. The court therefore affirmed the district court's stay of the relevant agency actions. The questions presented are: 1. Whether respondents have Article III standing to challenge FDA's 2016 and 2021 actions. 2. Whether FDA's 2016 and 2021 actions were arbitrary and capricious. 3. Whether the district court properly granted preliminary relief.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-235">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-235_g71f.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-235.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00235qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-235/279230/20230908165000535_USFDA%20et%20al.%20v.%20Alliance%20for%20Hippocratic%20Medicine%20et%20al.%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-235/283769/20230929104254660_2023.09.28%20Application%20for%20expansion%20of%20word%20count.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-235/290359/20231121161708683_23-235%20Alliance%20for%20Hippocratic%20Medicine%20reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-235/298520/20240123153612664_Danco%20-%20Merits%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-235/301142/20240222125412317_23-235%20%2023-236%20Brief%20for%20the%20Respondents.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-235/303167/20240315121604182_23-235rbUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:08) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR</p><p>(00:37:12) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JESSICA L. ELLSWORTH</p><p>(00:50:13) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIN M. HAWLEY</p><p>(01:29:46) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-235; Argued: 2024-03-26</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For federal petitioners: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For petitioner Danco Laboratories, L.L.C.: Jessica L. Ellsworth, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Erin M. Hawley, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pulsifer v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-340; Argued: 2023-10-02]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.820" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SHAY DVORETZKY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:51:53.450" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF FREDERICK LIU"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:35:56.400" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF SHAY DVORETZKY"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-340.html"><i>Pulsifer v. United States</i>, No. 22-340</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2023-10-02.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Shay Dvoretzky, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The "safety valve" provision of the federal sentencing statute requires a district court to ignore any statutory mandatory minimum and instead follow the Sentencing Guidelines if a defendant was convicted of certain nonviolent drug crimes and can meet five sets of criteria. See 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f)(1)-(5). Congress amended the first set of criteria, in§ 3553(f)(1), in the First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, § 402, 132 Stat. 5194, 5221, broad criminal justice and sentencing reform legislation designed to provide a second chance for nonviolent offenders. A defendant satisfies § 3553(f)(1), as amended, if he "does not have-(A) more than 4 criminal history points, excluding any criminal history points resulting from a 1-point offense, as determined under the sentencing guidelines; (B) a prior 3-point offense, as determined under the sentencing guidelines; and (C) a prior 2-point violent offense, as determined under the sentencing guidelines." 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f)(1) (emphasis added). The question presented is whether the "and" in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f)(1) means "and," so that a defendant satisfies the provision so long as he does not have (A) more than 4 criminal history points, (B) a 3-point offense, and (C) a 2-point offense (as the Ninth Circuit holds), or whether the "and" means "or," so that a defendant satisfies the provision so long as he does not have (A) more than 4 criminal history points, (B) a 3- point offense, or (C) a 2-point violent offense (as the Seventh and Eighth Circuits hold).</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-340">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-340_hhdp.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-340.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00340qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-340/242667/20221007105808137_Pulsifer%20v.%20United%20States%20Cert%20Petition%20FILE.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-00340/22-00340o.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-340/253850/20230202181040606_Pulsifer%20v.%20United%20States%20Cert%20Reply%20FILE.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-340/255257/20230222092500353_Pulsifer%20v.%20United%20States%20Supplemental%20Brief%20FILE.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-340/272805/20230724211315733_22-340bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-340/276008/20230823133339428_Pulsifer%20v.%20United%20States%20Reply%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner%20FILE.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SHAY DVORETZKY</p><p>(00:51:53) ORAL ARGUMENT OF FREDERICK LIU</p><p>(01:35:56) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF SHAY DVORETZKY</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-340; Argued: 2023-10-02</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Shay Dvoretzky, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Smith v. Arizona]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-899; Argued: 2024-01-10]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.980" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF HARI SANTHANAM"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:25:32.900" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC J. FEIGIN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:45:12.250" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ALEXANDER W. SAMUELS"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:23:39.420" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF HARI SANTHANAM"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-899.html"><i>Smith v. Arizona</i>, No. 22-899</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-01-10.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Hari Santhanam, Chicago, Ill.  For United States, as amicus curiae: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Alexander W. Samuels, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Phoenix, Ariz.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment permits the prosecution in a criminal trial to present testimony by a substitute expert conveying the testimonial statements of a nontestifying forensic analyst, on the grounds that (a) the testifying expert offers some independent opinion and the analyst's statements are offered not for their truth but to explain the expert's opinion, and (b) the defendant did not independently seek to subpoena the analyst.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-899">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-899_l9g4.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-899.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00899qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-899/259227/20230316140125584_Smith%20Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-899/269802/20230626142637780_22-899%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-899/271799/20230711105545260_22-899%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-899/289410/20231113141836999_22-899%20Brief%20for%20the%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-899/293282/20231213142116652_22-899%20Brief%20for%20Respondent.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-899/294530/20231229111033089_22-899%202023.12.29%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF HARI SANTHANAM</p><p>(00:25:32) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC J. FEIGIN</p><p>(00:45:12) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ALEXANDER W. SAMUELS</p><p>(01:23:39) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF HARI SANTHANAM</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-899; Argued: 2024-01-10</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Hari Santhanam, Chicago, Ill.  For United States, as amicus curiae: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Alexander W. Samuels, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Phoenix, Ariz.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Garland, Att'y Gen. v. Cargill]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-976; Argued: 2024-02-28]]></description>
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			<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.880" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF BRIAN H. FLETCHER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:35:46.200" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JONATHAN F. MITCHELL"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:26:08.470" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF BRIAN H. FLETCHER"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-976.html"><i>Garland, Att'y Gen. v. Cargill</i>, No. 22-976</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-02-28.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Brian H. Fletcher, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Jonathan F. Mitchell, Austin, Tex.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Since 1986, Congress has prohibited the transfer or possession of any new "machinegun." 18 U.S.C. 922(o)(1). The National Firearms Act, 26 U.S.C. 5801 et seq ., defines a "machinegun" as "any weapon which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger." 26 U.S.C. 5845(b). The statutory definition also encompasses "any part designed and intended solely and exclusively, or combination of parts designed and intended, for use in converting a weapon into a machinegun." Ibid. A "bump stock" is a device designed and intended to permit users to convert a semiautomatic rifle so that the rifle can be fired continuously with a single pull of the trigger, discharging potentially hundreds of bullets per minute. In 2018, after a mass shooting in Las Vegas carried out using bump stocks, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) published an interpretive rule concluding that bump stocks are machineguns as defined in Section 5845(b). In the decision below, the en banc Fifth Circuit held that the ATF rule was unlawful because the statutory definition of "machinegun" does not encompass bump stocks. The question presented is as follows: Whether a bump stock device is a "machinegun" as defined in 26 U.S.C. 5845(b) because it is designed and intended for use in converting a rifle into a machinegun, i.e., into a weapon that fires "automatically more than one shot * * * by a single function of the trigger."</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-976">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-976_l07n.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-976.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00976qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-976/263014/20230406221131265_Garland%20v.%20Cargill%20petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-976/268622/20230607180529147_22-976%20Garland%20v%20Cargill%20Brief%20in%20Opp.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-976/269535/20230621142136942_22-976%20Garland%20v.%20Cargill%20cert%20reply%20-%20final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-976/293668/20231218165513713_22-976tsUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-976/268622/20230607180529147_22-976%20Garland%20v%20Cargill%20Brief%20in%20Opp.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-976/300779/20240216121411253_22-976rbUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF BRIAN H. FLETCHER</p><p>(00:35:46) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JONATHAN F. MITCHELL</p><p>(01:26:08) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF BRIAN H. FLETCHER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-976; Argued: 2024-02-28</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Brian H. Fletcher, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Jonathan F. Mitchell, Austin, Tex.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Diaz v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-14; Argued: 2024-03-19]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.840" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY L. FISHER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:41:57.360" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW GUARNIERI"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:20:43.550" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY L. FISHER"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-14.html"><i>Diaz v. United States</i>, No. 23-14</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-03-19.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal.  For respondent: Matthew Guarnieri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Federal Rule of Evidence 704(b) provides: "In a criminal case, an expert witness must not state an opinion about whether the defendant did or did not have a mental state or condition that constitutes an element of the crime charged or of a defense. Those matters are for the trier of fact alone." Fed. R. Evid. 704(b). The question is: In a prosecution for drug trafficking-where an element of the offense is that the defendant knew she was carrying illegal drugs-does Rule 704(b) permit a governmental expert witness to testify that most couriers know they are carrying drugs and that drug-trafficking organizations do not entrust large quantities of drugs to unknowing transporters?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-14">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-14_885f.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-14.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00014qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-14/270217/20230630153230386_Diaz%20Certiorari%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-14/282689/20230928104533644_23-14%20Diaz%20v.%20USA.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-14/285391/20231018134712691_23-14%20Diaz%20Cert%20Reply_pdfa.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-14/294414/20231227183107134_Diaz%20Merits%20Brief%20-%20Redacted.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-14/298880/20240126143447567_23-14bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-14/301268/20240223125516708_23-14_rb.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY L. FISHER</p><p>(00:41:57) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW GUARNIERI</p><p>(01:20:43) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY L. FISHER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-14; Argued: 2024-03-19</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal.  For respondent: Matthew Guarnieri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-3; Argued: 2024-02-28]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.310" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JESSICA L. ELLSWORTH"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:25:57.630" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF DAVID J. HARRIS, JR."/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:40:35.290" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JESSICA L. ELLSWORTH"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-3.html"><i>Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski</i>, No. 23-3</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-02-28.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Jessica L. Ellsworth, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: David J. Harris, Jr., San Diego, Cal.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Where parties enter into an arbitration agreement with a delegation clause, should an arbitrator or a court decide whether that arbitration agreement is narrowed by a later contract that is silent as to arbitration and delegation?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-3">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-3_g21a.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-3.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00003qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-3/269696/20230623141016400_Suski%20Petition%206-23-23%20Final.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-3/280301/20230922210056791_Suski%20BIO%20MAIN%20%20E%20File%20Sept%2022%2023.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-3/284517/20231010120350012_Suski%20Cert%20Reply%20Final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-3/293614/20231218145432614_Suski%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-3/298494/20240123145819723_David%20Suski%20MAIN%20Updated%20E%20FILE%20Jan%2023%202024.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-3/300798/20240216135206225_Suski%20Reply%20FINAL%202.16.24.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JESSICA L. ELLSWORTH</p><p>(00:25:57) ORAL ARGUMENT OF DAVID J. HARRIS, JR.</p><p>(00:40:35) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JESSICA L. ELLSWORTH</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-3; Argued: 2024-02-28</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Jessica L. Ellsworth, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: David J. Harris, Jr., San Diego, Cal.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Becerra, Sec. of H&HS v. San Carlos Apache Tribe]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-250; Argued: 2024-03-25]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-250</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.890" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF CAROLINE A. FLYNN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:34:55.560" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ADAM G. UNIKOWSKY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:03:54.800" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF LLOYD B. MILLER"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-250.html"><i>Becerra, Sec. of H&HS v. San Carlos Apache Tribe</i>, No. 23-250</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-03-25.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Caroline A. Flynn, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent in 23-253: Adam G. Unikowsky, Washington, D. C. For respondent in 23-250: Lloyd B. Miller, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, 25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq ., permits eligible Indian tribes to contract with the federal government to assume responsibility for federal health care programs administered for the benefit of Indians. Upon entering into the contract, a tribe is entitled to the appropriated funds that the Indian Health Service (IHS) would have otherwise allocated to the federal program. 25 U.S.C. 5325(a)(1). The Act also requires IHS to pay "contract support costs"-funds "added to" that appropriated amount to cover the costs of activities the tribe must undertake to operate the transferred program, but which either "normally are not carried on" by IHS when acting as program operator, or which IHS would have "provided * * * from resources other than" the appropriated funds transferred under the contract. 25 U.S.C. 5325(a)(2). Separately, contracting tribes are permitted to collect payment from third-party payors-like private insurers, Medicare, and Medicaid-when they provide health care services to covered individuals. The question presented is as follows: Whether IHS must pay "contract support costs" not only to support IHS-funded activities, but also to support the tribe's expenditure of income collected from third parties.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-250">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-250_9o6b.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-250.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00250qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-250/279510/20230913180355425_San%20Carlos%20Apache%20Petition%20final.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-00250/23-00250o.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-250/285982/20231024164723192_23-250%20San%20Carlos%20Apache%20Petition%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-250/294968/20240104212631524_23-250tsUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-250/300366/20240212130705181_File%20-%20SCA%20Merits%20Brief%20Final%20-%202-12-2024.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-250/303026/20240313193617597_23-250rbUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CAROLINE A. FLYNN</p><p>(00:34:55) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ADAM G. UNIKOWSKY</p><p>(01:03:54) ORAL ARGUMENT OF LLOYD B. MILLER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-250; Argued: 2024-03-25</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Caroline A. Flynn, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent in 23-253: Adam G. Unikowsky, Washington, D. C. For respondent in 23-250: Lloyd B. Miller, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Harrow v. Dept. of Defense]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-21; Argued: 2024-03-25]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-21</link>
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			<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Life of the Law]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.770" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOSHUA P. DAVIS"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:16:58.720" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF AIMEE W. BROWN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:46:59.750" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JOSHUA P. DAVIS"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-21.html"><i>Harrow v. Dept. of Defense</i>, No. 23-21</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-03-25.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Joshua P. Davis, San Francisco, Cal. For respondent: Aimee W. Brown, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>When a federal employee petitions the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to review a final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board, 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(1)(A) provides: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any petition for review shall be filed within 60 days after the Board issues notice of the final order or decision of the Board." In the decision below, the Federal Circuit relied on settled circuit precedent holding this filing deadline to be jurisdictional, despite recent opinions from other Circuits and this Court holding analogous filing deadlines to be nonjurisdictional. The question presented is whether the 60-day deadline in Section 7703(b)(1)(A) is jurisdictional.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-21">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-21_7m4e.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-21.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00021qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-21/270261/20230703105801046_1%20-%20HARROW%20-%20FINAL.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-21/284407/20231006155139031_23-21%20Harrow%20v.%20DoD%20final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-21/285557/20231019143023588_HARROW%20-%20Reply%20Brief%20Final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-21/295636/20240112132428486_1%20%20Merits%20Brief%20Opening4%20-%20FINAL.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-21/300440/20240212193041096_23-21bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-21/302883/20240312140405433_HARROW%20-%20Reply%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOSHUA P. DAVIS</p><p>(00:16:58) ORAL ARGUMENT OF AIMEE W. BROWN</p><p>(00:46:59) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JOSHUA P. DAVIS</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-21; Argued: 2024-03-25</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Joshua P. Davis, San Francisco, Cal. For respondent: Aimee W. Brown, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Loper Bright Enterprises, Inc. v. Raimondo, Sec. of Comm.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-451; Argued: 2024-01-17]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.130" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:40:25.980" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:12:57.780" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT PAUL D. CLEMENT"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-451.html"><i>Loper Bright Enterprises, Inc. v. Raimondo, Sec. of Comm.</i>, No. 22-451</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-01-17.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va. For respondents: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) governs fishery management in federal waters and provides that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) may require vessels to "carry" federal observers onboard to enforce the agency's myriad regulations. Given that space onboard a fishing vessel is limited and valuable, that alone is an extraordinary imposition. But in three narrow circumstances not applicable here, the MSA goes further and requires vessels to pay the salaries of the federal observers who oversee their operations-although, with the exception of foreign vessels that enjoy the privilege of fishing in our waters, the MSA caps the costs of those salaries at 2-3% of the value of the vessel's haul. The statutory question underlying this petition is whether the agency can also force a wide variety of domestic vessels to foot the bill for the salaries of the monitors they must carry to the tune of 20% of their revenues. Under well-established principles of statutory construction, the answer would appear to be no, as the express grant of such a controversial power in limited circumstances forecloses a broad implied grant that would render the express grant superfluous. But a divided panel of the D.C. Circuit answered yes under Chevron on the theory that statutory silence produced an ambiguity that justified deferring to the agency. The questions presented are: 1. Whether, under a proper application of Chevron , the MSA implicitly grants NMFS the power to force domestic vessels to pay the salaries of the monitors they must carry. 2. Whether the Court should overrule Chevron or at least clarify that statutory silence concerning controversial powers expressly but narrowly granted elsewhere in the statute does not constitute an ambiguity requiring deference to the agency.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-451">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-451_114p.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-451.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00451qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-451/246256/20221110145441811_2022-11-10%20Loper%20Bright%20Cert%20Petition%20FINAL.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-451/254978/20230216143615072_22-451%20Loper%20Bright%20%20final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-451/256499/20230308115343083_2023-03-08%20Loper%20Bright%20Cert%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-451/272199/20230717152715108_2023-07-17%20Loper%20Bright%20Opening%20Brief%20FINAL.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-451/279699/20230915170918847_22-451bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-451/285130/20231016135453287_2023-10-16%20Loper%20Bright%20Reply_FINAL.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT</p><p>(00:40:25) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR</p><p>(01:12:57) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT PAUL D. CLEMENT</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-451; Argued: 2024-01-17</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va. For respondents: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-660; Argued: 2023-10-10]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:09.790" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF EASHA ANAND"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:23:38.640" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANTHONY A. YANG"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:47:34.430" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF EUGENE SCALIA"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-660.html"><i>Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC</i>, No. 22-660</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2023-10-10.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Easha Anand, Stanford, Cal.; and Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondents: Eugene Scalia, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 protects whistleblowers who report financial wrongdoing at publicly traded companies. 18 U.S.C. § 1514A. When a whistleblower invokes the Act and claims he was fired because of his report, his claim is "governed by the legal burdens of proof set forth in section 42121(b) of title 49, United States Code." 18 U.S.C. § 1514A(b)(2)(C). Under that incorporated framework, a whistleblowing employee meets his burden by showing that his protected activity "was a contributing factor in the unfavorable personnel action alleged in the complaint." 49 U.S.C. § 42121(b)(2)(B)(iii). If the employee meets that burden, the employer can prevail only if it "demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that the employer would have taken the same unfavorable personnel action in the absence of that behavior." Id. § 42121(b)(2)(B)(iv). The Question Presented is: Under the burden-shifting framework that governs Sarbanes-Oxley cases, must a whistleblower prove his employer acted with a "retaliatory intent" as part of his case in chief, or is the lack of "retaliatory intent" part of the affirmative defense on which the employer bears the burden of proof?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-660">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-660_5357.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-660.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00660qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-660/252236/20230113133938297_No.%2022-__Murray%20Cert%20Petition%20_%20pdfa.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-660/259407/20230320114653957_Murray%20v.%20UBS%20BIO.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-660/262823/20230405114730530_22-660%20Cert%20Reply%202023.04.05.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-660/271844/20230711160716932_22-660%20ts_CORRECTED.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-660/270414/20230705142518131_22-660tsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-660/274894/20230808145455015_Murray%20v.%20UBS%20Merits%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-660/279093/20230907142719715_22-660rb.pdfa.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:09) ORAL ARGUMENT OF EASHA ANAND</p><p>(00:23:38) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANTHONY A. YANG</p><p>(00:47:34) ORAL ARGUMENT OF EUGENE SCALIA</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-660; Argued: 2023-10-10</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Easha Anand, Stanford, Cal.; and Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondents: Eugene Scalia, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-500; Argued: 2023-10-10]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.510" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY B. WALL"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:32:42.520" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF HOWARD J. BASHMAN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:06:07.600" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY B. WALL"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-500.html"><i>Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC</i>, No. 22-500</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2023-10-10.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Jeffrey B. Wall, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Howard J. Bashman, Fort Washington, Pa.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The questions presented are: 1. Under federal admiralty law, what is the standard for judging the enforcement of a choice of law clause in a maritime contract? 2. Under federal admiralty law, can a choice of law clause in a maritime contract be rendered unenforceable if enforcement is contrary to the "strong public policy" of the state whose law is displaced?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-500">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-500_2l82.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-500.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00500qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-500/247383/20221123124025212_Great%20Lakes%20Insurance%20SE_PETITION%20FOR%20A%20WRIT%20OR%20CERTIORARI.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-500/251574/20230106141923233_GreatLakesVsRaidersRetreat--BriefInOpposition--FINAL--010623.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-500/253083/20230124190931314_22-500%20Reply%20Brief%20Final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-500/267852/20230526140910603_22-500%20Great%20Lakes%20Brief%20Merits.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-500/274308/20230731135452686_GreatLakesVsRaidersRetreat--BriefForRespondentFinal-073123.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-500/278531/20230830150722343_22-500%20Merit%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY B. WALL</p><p>(00:32:42) ORAL ARGUMENT OF HOWARD J. BASHMAN</p><p>(01:06:07) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY B. WALL</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-500; Argued: 2023-10-10</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Jeffrey B. Wall, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Howard J. Bashman, Fort Washington, Pa.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wilkinson v. Garland, Att'y Gen.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-666; Argued: 2023-11-28]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.000" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JAIME A. SANTOS"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:39:16.300" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF COLLEEN SINZDAK"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:25:09.680" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JAIME A. SANTOS"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-666.html"><i>Wilkinson v. Garland, Att'y Gen.</i>, No. 22-666</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2023-11-28.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Jaime A. Santos, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Colleen R. Sinzdak, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Attorney General has discretion to cancel removal of non-permanent residents who satisfy four eligibility criteria, including "that removal would result in exceptional and extremely unusual hardship" to the applicant's immediate family member who is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(l)(D). Congress stripped courts of jurisdiction to review cancellation-of-removal determinations, 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(i), but expressly preserved their jurisdiction to review "questions of law." Id. § 1252(a)(2)(D). And as this Court has already held, this "statutory phrase 'questions of law' includes the application of a legal standard to undisputed or established facts" — that is, a "mixed question of law and fact." Guerrero- Lasprilla u. Barr, 140 S. Ct. 1062, 1068-69 (2020). The question presented is whether an agency determination that a given set of established facts does not rise to the statutory standard of "exceptional and extremely unusual hardship" is a mixed question of law and fact reviewable under § 1252(a)(2)(D), as three circuits have held, or whether this determination is a discretionary judgment call unreviewable under § 1252(a)(2)(B)(i), as the court below and two other circuits have concluded.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-666">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-666_l6h2.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-666.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00666qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-00666/22-00666c.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-00666/22-00666o.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-666/289933/20231117124130757_Wilkinson%20-%20Yellow%20Brief%20-%2017%20November%202023.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-666/278461/20230829185728155_22-666%20Wilkinson%20v.%20Garland%20--%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-00666/22-00666br.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-00666/22-00666rp.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JAIME A. SANTOS</p><p>(00:39:16) ORAL ARGUMENT OF COLLEEN SINZDAK</p><p>(01:25:09) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JAIME A. SANTOS</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-666; Argued: 2023-11-28</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Jaime A. Santos, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Colleen R. Sinzdak, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[McElrath v. Georgia]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-721; Argued: 2023-11-28]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.810" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF RICHARD A. SIMPSON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:24:15.390" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF STEPHEN J. PETRANY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:57:21.400" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF RICHARD A. SIMPSON"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-721.html"><i>McElrath v. Georgia</i>, No. 22-721</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2023-11-28.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Richard A. Simpson, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Stephen J. Petrany, Solicitor General, Atlanta, Ga.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Georgia Supreme Court held that a jury's verdict of acquittal on one criminal charge and its verdict of guilty on a different criminal charge arising from the same facts were logically and legally impossible to reconcile. It called the verdicts "repugnant," vacated both of them, and subsequently held that the defendant could be prosecuted a second time on both charges. Does the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment prohibit a second prosecution for a crime of which a defendant was previously acquitted?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-721">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-721_l0h7.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-721.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00721qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-721/253566/20230131143410831_McElrath%20v.%20State%20of%20Georgia_Petition%20for%20Writ.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-721/262873/20230405141644813_22-721%20Resp.%20Br..pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-721/263613/20230414161633035_22-721%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-721/278402/20230829141524846_22-721%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-721/285023/20231013150739490_McElrath%20Response%20Br..pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-721/289416/20231113144750819_22-721_Reply%20Brief%20for%20the%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF RICHARD A. SIMPSON</p><p>(00:24:15) ORAL ARGUMENT OF STEPHEN J. PETRANY</p><p>(00:57:21) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF RICHARD A. SIMPSON</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-721; Argued: 2023-11-28</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Richard A. Simpson, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Stephen J. Petrany, Solicitor General, Atlanta, Ga.</itunes:summary>
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			<itunes:duration>00:59:19</itunes:duration>
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			<title><![CDATA[Smith v. Spizzirri]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-1218; Argued: 2024-04-22]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-1218</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.000" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF DANIEL L. GEYSER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:15:47.650" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF E. JOSHUA ROSENKRANZ"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:40:18.580" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF DANIEL L. GEYSER"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-1218.html"><i>Smith v. Spizzirri</i>, No. 22-1218</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-04-22.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Daniel L. Geyser, Dallas, Tex.  For respondents: E. Joshua Rosenkranz, New York, N. Y.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>This case presents a clear and intractable conflict regarding an important statutory question under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.S.C.1-16. The FAA establishes procedures for enforcing arbitration agreements in federal court. Under Section 3 of the Act, when a court finds a dispute subject to arbitration, the court "shall on application of one of the parties stay the trial of the action until [the] arbitration" has concluded. 9 U.S.C. 3 (emphasis added). While six circuits read Section 3's plain text as mandating a stay, four other circuits have carved out an atextual "exception" to Section 3's stay requirement-granting district courts discretion to dismiss (not stay) if the entire dispute is subject to arbitration. In the proceedings below, the Ninth Circuit declared itself bound by circuit precedent to affirm the district court's "discretion to dismiss," despite "the plain text of the FAA appear[ing] to mandate a stay." The panel candidly acknowledged the 6-4 circuit conflict, and a two-judge concurrence emphasized "the courts of appeals are divided," asserted the Ninth Circuit's position is wrong, and urged "the Supreme Court to take up this question"-an issue this Court has twice confronted but reserved in the past. The question presented is: Whether Section 3 of the FAA requires district courts to stay a lawsuit pending arbitration, or whether district courts have discretion to dismiss when all claims are subject to arbitration.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-1218">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-1218_h3ci.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-1218.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-01218qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1218/269154/20230614224229269_forrest%20v.%20spizzirri%20--%20cert.%20petition%20--%20FILED.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1218/292137/20231204111737023_Spizzirri%20BIO.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1218/293969/20231221104650950_smith%20v.%20spizzirri%20--%20cert.%20reply%20--%20FILED.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1218/301493/20240226231922948_22-1218%20ts.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1218/306049/20240327165627938_240311a%20Merits%20Brief%20for%20efiling.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1218/307533/20240412193826158_22-1218%20rb.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF DANIEL L. GEYSER</p><p>(00:15:47) ORAL ARGUMENT OF E. JOSHUA ROSENKRANZ</p><p>(00:40:18) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF DANIEL L. GEYSER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-1218; Argued: 2024-04-22</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Daniel L. Geyser, Dallas, Tex.  For respondents: E. Joshua Rosenkranz, New York, N. Y.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[NetChoice, LLC v. Paxton]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-555; Argued: 2024-02-26]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-555</link>
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			<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Life of the Law]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.820" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:30:39.680" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:40:27.640" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF AARON L. NIELSON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:16:54.540" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-555.html"><i>NetChoice, LLC v. Paxton</i>, No. 22-555</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-02-26.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.; and Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondent: Aaron L. Nielson, Solicitor General,
Austin, Tex.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Throughout our Nation's history, the First Amendment's freedoms of speech and press have protected private entities' rights to choose whether and how to publish and disseminate speech generated by others. E.g., Manhattan Cmty. Access Corp. v. Halleck , 139 S. Ct. 1921, 1930 (2019); Hurley v. Irish-Am. Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Grp. of Boston , 515 U.S. 557, 570, 575 (1995); Miami Herald Publ'g Co. v. Tornillo , 418 U.S. 241,258 (1974). Over two decades ago, this Court held there is "no basis for qualifying the level of First Amendment scrutiny that should be applied to" speech disseminated on "the Internet." Reno v. ACLU , 521 U.S. 844, 870 (1997). Today, many Internet websites publish and disseminate curated collections of expression generated by themselves and others. Nevertheless, the State of Texas-much like Florida before it-has enacted a viewpoint-, content-, and speaker-based law (House Bill 20 or "HB20") targeting certain disfavored "social media" websites. HB20 Section 7 prohibits these websites from making editorial choices based on "viewpoint." And HB20 Section 2 imposes on these websites burdensome operational and disclosure requirements, chilling their editorial choices. This Court has already ensured once that Respondent cannot enforce this law against Petitioners' members. NetChoice, LLC v. Paxton , 142 S. Ct. 1715, 1715-16 (2022). The question presented is whether the First Amendment prohibits viewpoint-, content-, or speaker-based laws restricting select websites from engaging in editorial choices about whether, and how, to publish and disseminate speech-or otherwise burdening those editorial choices through onerous operational and disclosure requirements.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-555">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-555_6a77.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-555.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00555qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-555/250049/20221215134834644_NetChoice_Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-555/278306/20230828160856772_No.%2022-555_Brief.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-555/251208/20230103105935899_CCIA%20and%20NetChoice%20Cert%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-555/275252/20230814150103525_NetChoice%20Invitation%20Brief%208.9%20--%20For%20Final.pdf">Cert. Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-555/278480/20230830114849752_22-555%20NetChoice%20and%20CCIA%20Supplemental%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-555/292805/20231207211218819_22-277%20%2022-555%20Moody%20v.%20NetChoice%20-%20%20NetChoice%20v.%20Paxton.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-555/278306/20230828160856772_No.%2022-555_Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-555/300633/20240215084006260_No.%2022-555_NetChoice%20and%20CCIAs%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT</p><p>(00:30:39) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR</p><p>(00:40:27) ORAL ARGUMENT OF AARON L. NIELSON</p><p>(01:16:54) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-555; Argued: 2024-02-26</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.; and Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondent: Aaron L. Nielson, Solicitor General,
Austin, Tex.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[FBI v. Fikre]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-1178; Argued: 2024-01-08]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.190" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SOPAN JOSHI"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:50:50.870" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GADEIR ABBAS"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:18:07.250" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF SOPAN JOSHI"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-1178.html"><i>FBI v. Fikre</i>, No. 22-1178</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-01-08.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Gadeir Abbas, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Individuals are sometimes removed from the No Fly List during ongoing litigation about their placement on that list. The Fourth and Sixth Circuits have held that an individual's removal from the No Fly List moots a case when the government represents that the individual will not be placed back on the list based on currently available information. In conflict with those decisions, the Ninth Circuit held in this case that respondent's claims were not moot even though he was removed from the No Fly List in 2016 and the government provided a sworn declaration stating that he "will not be placed on the No Fly List in the future based on the currently available information." The question presented is whether respondent's claims challenging his placement on the No Fly List are moot.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-1178">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-1178_97m5.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-1178.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-01178qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1178/268295/20230602180319346_FBI%20v.%20Fikre%20Final.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1178/275819/20230821151450103_22-1178%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1178/278798/20230905142203690_22-1178%20Fikre%20cert%20reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1178/289435/20231113154203186_22-1178ts%20FBI%20v.%20Fikre%20FILE.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1178/293307/20231213152559732_22-1178%20bs.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1178/294488/20231228152738615_22-1178rb%20FBI%20v.%20Fikre.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SOPAN JOSHI</p><p>(00:50:50) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GADEIR ABBAS</p><p>(01:18:07) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF SOPAN JOSHI</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-1178; Argued: 2024-01-08</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Gadeir Abbas, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-1165; Argued: 2024-01-16]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.300" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF LINDA T. COBERLY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:22:45.040" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF DAVID C. FREDERICK"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:44:57.160" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF EPHRAIM McDOWELL"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:00:33.970" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF LINDA T. COBERLY"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-1165.html"><i>Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P.</i>, No. 22-1165</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-01-16.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Linda T. Coberly, Chicago, Ill.  For respondent Moab Partners, L.P.: David C. Frederick, Washington, D. C.; and Ephraim McDowell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Section l0(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prohibits deception in connection with the purchase or sale of securities. To that end, SEC Rule l0b-5 declares it unlawful to make an untrue statement or omit a material fact "necessary" to make an affirmative statement "not misleading." 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(b). A violation of this requirement can give rise to a private claim-a judicially implied private right of action that this Court has construed narrowly. Item 303 of SEC Regulation S-K calls for additional disclosures under a different standard. Item 303 is an administrative rule that requires a company to disclose known trends or uncertainties that are likely to have a material impact on its financial position, regardless of whether the company had made any statements that would otherwise be misleading. Against this backdrop, this case presents the following question: Whether the Second Circuit erred in holding-in conflict with the Third, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits- that a failure to make a disclosure required under Item 303 can support a private claim under Section l0(b), even in the absence of an otherwise- misleading statement.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-1165">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-1165_9m6j.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-1165.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-01165qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1165/267950/20230530162808718_No.%20__%20PETITION%20FOR%20A%20WRIT%20OF%20CERTIORARI%20MIC.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1165/275125/20230811120911684_Moab%20BIO.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1165/278299/20230828145116924_MIC%20-%20Cert%20reply_Finalized%20PDFA.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1165/289407/20231113141216216_MIC%20Opening%20Merits%20Brief%20-%20PRINT%20PDFA.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1165/293867/20231220141226444_22-1165ac%20Macquarie%20v.%20Moab%20Partners.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1165/289445/20231113155738638_22-1165_brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1165/295039/20240105135458235_Reply%20brief.pdf">Respondent's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF LINDA T. COBERLY</p><p>(00:22:45) ORAL ARGUMENT OF DAVID C. FREDERICK</p><p>(00:44:57) ORAL ARGUMENT OF EPHRAIM McDOWELL</p><p>(01:00:33) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF LINDA T. COBERLY</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-1165; Argued: 2024-01-16</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Linda T. Coberly, Chicago, Ill.  For respondent Moab Partners, L.P.: David C. Frederick, Washington, D. C.; and Ephraim McDowell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-367; Argued: 2024-04-23]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-367</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:08.270" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:25:36.030" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF AUSTIN RAYNOR"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:50:10.990" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-367.html"><i>Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney</i>, No. 23-367</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-04-23.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Austin Raynor, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Under the National Labor Relations Act, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issues, prosecutes, and adjudicates complaints alleging that employers committed unfair labor practices. 29 U.S.C. § 160(b). Section 10(j) of the Act authorizes federal district courts, while the NLRB adjudication remains pending, to grant preliminary injunctive relief at the NLRB's request "as [the court] deems just and proper." Id . § 160(j). The question presented, on which the courts of appeals are openly and squarely divided, is: Whether courts must evaluate the NLRB's requests for section 10(j) injunctions under the traditional, stringent four-factor test for preliminary injunctions or under some other more lenient standard.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-367">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-367_5he6.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-367.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00367qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-367/284061/20231003145728473_Starbucks%20Petition%20for%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-367/292521/20231206203825479_23-367%20Starbucks%20v.%20McKinney.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-367/293815/20231220114600457_McKinney%20Cert%20Reply%20.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-367/301020/20240221121804393_Starbucks%20Corp.%20v.%20McKinney%20Petitioner%20Merits%20Br.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-367/305772/20240322184334216_23-367bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-367/307438/20240412111032380_Starbucks%20Corp.%20v.%20McKinney%20Merits%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:08) ORAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT</p><p>(00:25:36) ORAL ARGUMENT OF AUSTIN RAYNOR</p><p>(00:50:10) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-367; Argued: 2024-04-23</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Austin Raynor, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Brown v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-6389; Argued: 2023-11-27]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.620" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY T. GREEN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:21:40.660" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANDREW ADLER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:47:11.590" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF AUSTIN RAYNOR"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:21:44.410" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ANDREW ADLER"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-6389.html"><i>Brown v. United States</i>, No. 22-6389</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2023-11-27.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner Brown: Jeffrey T. Green, Washington, D. C.  For petitioner Jackson: Andrew Adler, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.  For respondent: Austin Raynor, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Armed Career Criminal Act provides that felons who possess a firearm are normally subject to a maximum 10-year sentence. But if the felon already has at least three "serious drug offense" convictions, then the minimum sentence is fifteen years. Courts decide whether a prior state conviction counts as a serious drug offense using the categorical approach. That requires determining whether the elements of a state drug offense are the same as, or narrower than those of its federal counterpart. If so, the state conviction qualifies as an ACCA predicate. But federal drug law often changes-as here, where Congress decriminalized hemp, narrowing the federal definition of marijuana. If state law doesn't follow suit, sentencing courts face a categorical conundrum. Under an earlier version of federal law, the state and federal offenses match-and the state offense is an ACCA predicate. Under the amended version, the offenses do not match-and the state offense is not an ACCA predicate. So the version of federal law that the court chooses to consult dictates the difference between serving a 10-year maximum or a 15-year minimum. The question presented is: Which version of federal law should a sentencing court consult under ACCA's categorical approach?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-6389">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-6389_7q84.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-6389.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-06389qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-6389/250639/20221221150851739_Brown%20-%20Cert%20Petition%20AS_FILED.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-6389/259839/20230324134115450_22-6389%20Brown%20Hold.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-6389/263379/20230412161913079_Brown%20-%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-6389/271910/20230712140735490_Brown%20-%20Opening%20Brief_Final_A.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-6389/259839/20230324134115450_22-6389%20Brown%20Hold.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-6389/279975/20230920123642198_Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY T. GREEN</p><p>(00:21:40) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANDREW ADLER</p><p>(00:47:11) ORAL ARGUMENT OF AUSTIN RAYNOR</p><p>(01:21:44) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ANDREW ADLER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-6389; Argued: 2023-11-27</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner Brown: Jeffrey T. Green, Washington, D. C.  For petitioner Jackson: Andrew Adler, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.  For respondent: Austin Raynor, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Devillier v. Texas]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-913; Argued: 2024-01-16]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.650" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ROBERT J. McNAMARA"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:31:26.200" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF AARON L. NIELSON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:52:39.340" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF EDWIN S. KNEEDLER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:09:17.710" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ROBERT J. McNAMARA"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-913.html"><i>Devillier v. Texas</i>, No. 22-913</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-01-16.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Robert J. McNamara, Arlington, Va.  For respondent: Aaron L. Nielson, Solicitor General, Austin, Tex.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>In First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. County of Los Angeles , this Court recognized that the Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause was "self-executing" and that "[s]tatutory recognition was not necessary" for claims for just compensation because they "are grounded in the Constitution itself[.]" 482 U.S. 304, 315 (1987). Since First English , several state courts of last resort have held that the self-executing nature of the Takings Clause requires them to entertain claims directly under the Clause without the need for statutory authorization. Two federal Circuits, the Fifth and the Ninth, disagree and have held that claims for just compensation are only available if they are legislatively authorized. The question presented is: May a person whose property is taken without compensation seek redress under the self-executing Takings Clause even if the legislature has not affirmatively provided them with a cause of action?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-913">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-913_9pg7.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-913.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00913qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-913/259341/20230317145840635_1%20Petition_Devillier.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-913/268769/20230609142037476_22-913%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-913/269660/20230623111627781_1%20-%20Reply%20Brief%20for%20the%20Petitioners.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-913/260129/20230329103930421_1%20Supplement%20Brief%20ISO%20Cert.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-913/293160/20231212155157672_22-913bsacUnited%20States.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-913/293327/20231213180521652_22-913_Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-913/294991/20240105104347913_Devillier%20-%20Reply%20Brief%20For%20Petitioners.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ROBERT J. McNAMARA</p><p>(00:31:26) ORAL ARGUMENT OF AARON L. NIELSON</p><p>(00:52:39) ORAL ARGUMENT OF EDWIN S. KNEEDLER</p><p>(01:09:17) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ROBERT J. McNAMARA</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-913; Argued: 2024-01-16</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Robert J. McNamara, Arlington, Va.  For respondent: Aaron L. Nielson, Solicitor General, Austin, Tex.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lackey v. Stinnie]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-621; Argued: 2024-10-08]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:04.820" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIKA L. MALEY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:23:36.740" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANTHONY A. YANG"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:41:47.360" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF BRIAN D. SCHMALZBACH"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-621.html"><i>Lackey v. Stinnie</i>, No. 23-621</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-10-08.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Erika L. Maley, Solicitor General, Richmond, Va.; and Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Brian D. Schmalzbach, Richmond, Va.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>1. Whether a party must obtain a ruling that conclusively decides the merits in its favor, as opposed to merely predicting a likelihood of later success, to prevail on the merits under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. 2. Whether a party must obtain an enduring change in the parties' legal relationship from a judicial act, as opposed to a non-judicial event that moots the case, to prevail under 42 U.S.C. § 1988.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-621">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-621_q8l1.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-621.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00621qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-621/290140/20231120150517197_Stinnie%20Petition%20for%20Certiorari_final.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-621/301706/20240228130432593_FINAL%20Stinnie%20-%20Brief%20in%20Opposition%20to%20SCOTUS%20Cert.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-621/303419/20240319150224974_Stinnie%20Reply%20ISO%20Cert%20Petition_A.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-621/315393/20240620153253332_Stinnie%20Merits%20Brief_Final.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-621/315928/20240627170049395_23-621tsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-621/321642/20240805142922078_Stinnie%20-%20Brief%20for%20Respondents%208.5.2024%20Final.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-621/324073/20240904131704745_Stinnie%20Reply%20Brief_final.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:04) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIKA L. MALEY</p><p>(00:23:36) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANTHONY A. YANG</p><p>(00:41:47) ORAL ARGUMENT OF BRIAN D. SCHMALZBACH</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-621; Argued: 2024-10-08</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Erika L. Maley, Solicitor General, Richmond, Va.; and Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Brian D. Schmalzbach, Richmond, Va.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-324; Argued: 2023-10-31]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-324</link>
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			<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Life of the Law]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.200" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF HASHIM M. MOOPPAN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:47:24.240" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SOPAN JOSHI"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:05:51.320" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAMELA S. KARLAN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:37:27.130" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF HASHIM M. MOOPPAN"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-324.html"><i>O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier</i>, No. 22-324</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2023-10-31.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Hashim M. Mooppan, Washington, D. C.; and Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondents: Pamela S. Karlan, Stanford, Cal.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether a public official engages in state action subject to the First Amendment by blocking an individual from the official's personal social-media account, when the official uses the account to feature their job and communicate about job-related matters with the public, but does not do so pursuant to any governmental authority or duty.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-324">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-324_4gid.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-324.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00324qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-324/242374/20221004114559258_Garnier%20v.%20OConnor-Ratcliff%20-%20Cert%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-324/249811/20221213130007808_22-324%20Brief%20in%20Opposition_FINAL.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-324/250435/20221220123204412_22-324%20cert%20rb.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-324/256978/20230314132121805_22-324%20cert%20tssb.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-324/270224/20230630154114835_22-324tsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-324/274856/20230808115055739_22-324_bs_final-pdfa.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-324/279083/20230907133637613_22-324%20rb.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF HASHIM M. MOOPPAN</p><p>(00:47:24) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SOPAN JOSHI</p><p>(01:05:51) ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAMELA S. KARLAN</p><p>(01:37:27) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF HASHIM M. MOOPPAN</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-324; Argued: 2023-10-31</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Hashim M. Mooppan, Washington, D. C.; and Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondents: Pamela S. Karlan, Stanford, Cal.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Garland, Att'y Gen. v. VanDerStok]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-852; Argued: 2024-10-08]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.080" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:46:53.790" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF PETER A. PATTERSON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:10:58.350" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-852.html"><i>Garland, Att'y Gen. v. VanDerStok</i>, No. 23-852</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-10-08.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Peter A. Patterson, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>In the Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. 921 et seq ., Congress imposed licensing, background-check, recordkeeping, and serialization requirements on persons engaged in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms. The Act defines a "firearm" to include "any weapon * * * which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive," as well as "the frame or receiver of any such weapon." 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(3)(A) and (B). In 2022, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued a regulation clarifying that certain products that can readily be converted into an operational firearm or a functional frame or receiver fall within that definition. See 87 Fed. Reg. 24,652 (Apr. 26, 2022) (codified in relevant part at 27 C.F.R. 478.11, 478.12(c)). The Fifth Circuit held that those regulatory provisions are inconsistent with the Act. The questions presented are: 1. Whether "a weapon parts kit that is designed to or may readily be completed, assembled, restored, or otherwise converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive," 27 C.F.R. 478.11, is a "firearm" regulated by the Act. 2. Whether "a partially complete, disassembled, or nonfunctional frame or receiver" that is "designed to or may readily be completed, assembled, restored, or otherwise converted to function as a frame or receiver," 27 C.F.R. 478.12(c), is a "frame or receiver" regulated by the Act.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-852">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-852_ca7d.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-852.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00852qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-852/299970/20240207114349501_VanDerStok%20Petition%20v.2.6%201%20pm.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-852/302555/20240307152938802_23-852%20VanDerStok%20cert%20resp%20Final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-852/306022/20240327151148182_23-852%20VanDerStok%20Reply%20vf.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-852/315742/20240625172334020_23-852%20VanDerStok.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-852/302628/20240308113204677_Brief%20of%20Respondents%20DD%20Polymer%2080%20JSD%20SAF.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-852/326964/20240926170439903_23-852%20Letter.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR</p><p>(00:46:53) ORAL ARGUMENT OF PETER A. PATTERSON</p><p>(01:10:58) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-852; Argued: 2024-10-08</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Peter A. Patterson, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Erlinger v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-370; Argued: 2024-03-27]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-370</link>
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			<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.560" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY L. FISHER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:30:21.530" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC J. FEIGIN ON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:03:06.330" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF D. NICK HARPER,"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:30:12.270" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY L. FISHER"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-370.html"><i>Erlinger v. United States</i>, No. 23-370</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-03-27.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Menlo Park, Cal. For respondent supporting petitioner: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below: D. Nick Harper, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether the Constitution requires a jury trial and proof beyond a reasonable doubt to find that a defendant's prior convictions were "committed on occasions different from one another," as is necessary to impose an enhanced sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1).</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-370">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-370_5368.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-370.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00370qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-370/284189/20231004162118315_Erlinger%20Cert%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-00370/23-00370o.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-370/285836/20231023145643504_Erlinger%20Cert%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-370/294814/20240103160925322_Erlinger%20Merits%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-370/294850/20240103184303471_23-370tsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-370/302185/20240304152721783_Erlinger%20Merits%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY L. FISHER</p><p>(00:30:21) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC J. FEIGIN ON</p><p>(01:03:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF D. NICK HARPER,</p><p>(01:30:12) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY L. FISHER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-370; Argued: 2024-03-27</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Menlo Park, Cal. For respondent supporting petitioner: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below: D. Nick Harper, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Relentless, Inc. v. Dept. of Commerce]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-1219; Argued: 2024-01-17]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-1219</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.110" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ROMAN MARTINEZ"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:01:33.100" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR"/>
			<psc:chapter start="02:06:46.710" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ROMAN MARTINEZ"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-1219.html"><i>Relentless, Inc. v. Dept. of Commerce</i>, No. 22-1219</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-01-17.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Roman Martinez, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Magnuson-Stevens Act ("MSA'') governs fishery management in federal waters. It states that, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce, the National Marine Fisheries Service ("NMFS") may require fishing vessels to carry federal observers who enforce the agency's regulations. Congress appropriates funds for these observers. In three circumstances absent here, but not elsewhere, the MSA allows federal observers to be paid in some manner by the regulated party. Deeming annual Congressional appropriations for the federal observers insufficient, the agency asserted a right to force the fishing vessels into contracts to pay the federal observers. The First Circuit approved this practice without stating whether its conclusion was a "product of Chevron step one or step two." It held the mere fact that the MSA provides for federal observers gave the agency carte blanche to charge the regulated party for those observers. Neither Chevron nor the MSA provision allowing measures "necessary and appropriate" to enforce the statute allows this result. The questions presented are: 1. Whether the Court should overrule Chevron or at least clarify that statutory silence concerning controversial powers expressly but narrowly granted elsewhere in the statute does not constitute an ambiguity requiring deference to the agency. 1. 2. Whether the phrase "necessary and appropriate" in the MSA augments agency power to force domestic fishing vessels to contract with and pay the salaries of federal observers they must carry. 1. This is the question already accepted by the Court in Loper Bright Enterprises, et al. v. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, et al ., No. 22-451, certiorari granted (May 1, 2023) concerning the same statute and regulation. LOWER COURT CASE NUMBER: 21-1886
Limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. EXPEDITED BRIEFING SCHEDULE THAT WILL ALLOW THIS CASE TO BE ARGUED IN TANDEM WITH NO. 22-451, LOPER BRIGHT ENTERPRISES, et al. v. RAIMONDO, SEC. OF COMM., et al ., IN THE JANUARY 2024 ARGUMENT SESSION. CERT. GRANTED 10/13/</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-1219">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-1219_4246.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-1219.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-01219qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1219/269124/20230614154139867_Petition%20for%20Cert%20Relentless%20v.%20US%20Dept.%20of%20Commerce.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1219/279701/20230915171215198_22-1219%20Relentless%20et%20al%20v.%20U.S.%20Dept%20of%20Commerce%20et%20al.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1219/283970/20231002161505247_22-1219%20Reply%20Brief%20Relentless.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1219/290124/20231120151315932_2023-11-20%20Relentless%20SCT%20No%2022-1219%20Merits%20Brief%20and%20addendum.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1219/279701/20230915171215198_22-1219%20Relentless%20et%20al%20v.%20U.S.%20Dept%20of%20Commerce%20et%20al.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-1219/295032/20240105132305981_2024-01-05%20-No%2022-1219%20Relentless%20Merits%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ROMAN MARTINEZ</p><p>(01:01:33) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR</p><p>(02:06:46) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ROMAN MARTINEZ</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-1219; Argued: 2024-01-17</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Roman Martinez, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rudisill v. McDonough, Sec. of VA]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-888; Argued: 2023-11-08]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.900" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MISHA TSEYTLIN"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-888.html"><i>Rudisill v. McDonough, Sec. of VA</i>, No. 22-888</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2023-11-08.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Misha Tseytlin, Chicago, Ill.  For respondent: Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether a veteran who has served two separate and distinct periods of qualifying service under the Montgomery GI Bill, 38 U.S.C. § 3001 et seq., and under the Post- 9/11 GI Bill, 38 U.S.C. § 3301 et seq., is entitled to receive a total of 48 months of education benefits as between both programs, without first exhausting the Montgomery benefit in order to obtain the more generous Post-9/11 benefit.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-888">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-888_olp1.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-888.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00888qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-888/256899/20230313150838514_PETITION%20FOR%20A%20WRIT%20OF%20CERTIORARI.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-888/266881/20230515153127893_22-888%20Rudisill%20v.%20McDonough.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-888/267675/20230525100830257_22-888%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-888/275044/20230810125518713_Rudisill%20v.%20McDonough%20-%20Brief%20For%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-888/279347/20230911181052651_22-888bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-888/284679/20231011124351848_22-888_Reply%20brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MISHA TSEYTLIN</p><p>(00:31:03) ORAL ARGUMENT OF VIVEK SURI</p><p>(01:06:29) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MISHA TSEYTLIN</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Misha Tseytlin, Chicago, Ill.  For respondent: Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Muldrow v. St. Louis]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-193; Argued: 2023-12-06]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.240" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF BRIAN WOLFMAN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:37:02.720" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF AIMEE W. BROWN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:00:02.320" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ROBERT M. LOEB"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:33:57.970" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF BRIAN WOLFMAN"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-193.html"><i>Muldrow v. St. Louis</i>, No. 22-193</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2023-12-06.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Brian Wolfman, Washington, D. C.; and Aimee W. Brown, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Robert M. Loeb, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it unlawful for an employer "to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual" with respect to "compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment" on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(l). The Eighth Circuit below followed binding circuit precedent to hold that discriminatory job transfers (and denials of requested transfers) are lawful under Title VII when they do not impose "materially significant disadvantages" on employees. The question presented is: Does Title VII prohibit discrimination as to all "terms, conditions, or privileges of employment," or is its reach limited to discriminatory employer conduct that courts determine causes materially significant disadvantages for employees?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-193">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-193_3i4q.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-193.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00193qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-193/236627/20220829210804358_Muldrow%20cert.%20petition%20-%20okay%20to%20print%20final%20-%208.29.2022.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-193/249750/20221212151316255_Muldrow%20St%20Louis%20BIO.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-193/250542/20221220180340360_Muldrow%20reply%2012.20.22%20-%20okay%20to%20print.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-193/267196/20230518151910097_22-193%20Muldrow%20v.%20City%20of%20St.%20Louis%20CVSG.pdf">Cert. Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-193/278337/20230828212608509_Petitioner%20opening%20merits%20brief%20-%208.28.2023.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-193/278847/20230905161556485_22-193tsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-193/268152/20230601144346082_Muldrow%20St%20Louis%20Supplemental%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-193/289292/20231109162641399_Muldrow%20reply%20-%20final%20for%20filing%20-%2011.9.2023%20-%20e-submission.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF BRIAN WOLFMAN</p><p>(00:37:02) ORAL ARGUMENT OF AIMEE W. BROWN</p><p>(01:00:02) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ROBERT M. LOEB</p><p>(01:33:57) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF BRIAN WOLFMAN</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-193; Argued: 2023-12-06</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Brian Wolfman, Washington, D. C.; and Aimee W. Brown, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Robert M. Loeb, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-429; Argued: 2023-10-04]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.270" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ADAM G. UNIKOWSKY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:31:38.260" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERICA L. ROSS"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:54:42.220" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF KELSI B. CORKRAN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:22:02.990" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ADAM G. UNIKOWSKY"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-429.html"><i>Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer</i>, No. 22-429</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2023-10-04.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Adam G. Unikowsky, Washington, D. C.  For United States, as amicus curiae: Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Kelsi B. Corkran, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Does a self-appointed Americans with Disabilities Act "tester" have Article III standing to challenge a place of public accommodation's failure to provide disability accessibility information on its website, even if she lacks any intention of visiting that place of public accommodation?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-429">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-429_9klb.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-429.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00429qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-429/245794/20221104110538361_Acheson%20v.%20Laufer%20-%20cert.%20petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-429/255566/20230224153233408_22-429%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-429/255738/20230228105707437_22-429%20Acheson%20v.%20Laufer%20-%20reply%20brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-429/268427/20230605160031302_22-429%20ts.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-429/274500/20230802150335267_No%2022-429%20Acheson%20Hotels%20v.%20Laufer%20Respondents%20Brief%20Filed.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-429/278676/20230901100818356_22-429%20rb.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ADAM G. UNIKOWSKY</p><p>(00:31:38) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERICA L. ROSS</p><p>(00:54:42) ORAL ARGUMENT OF KELSI B. CORKRAN</p><p>(01:22:02) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ADAM G. UNIKOWSKY</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-429; Argued: 2023-10-04</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Adam G. Unikowsky, Washington, D. C.  For United States, as amicus curiae: Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Kelsi B. Corkran, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Williams v. Washington]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-191; Argued: 2024-10-07]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.160" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ADAM G. UNIKOWSKY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:38:27.300" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF EDMUND G. LaCOUR, JR."/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:13:21.020" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ADAM G. UNIKOWSKY"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-191.html"><i>Williams v. Washington</i>, No. 23-191</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-10-07.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Adam G. Unikowsky, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Edmund G. LaCour, Jr., Solicitor General, Montgomery, Ala.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether exhaustion of state administrative remedies is required to bring claims under 42 U.S.C.§ 1983 in state court.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-191">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-191_o759.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-191.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00191qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-191/278266/20230828101518662_Williams%20v.%20Washington%20Cert%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-191/289927/20231117120531360_Willaims%20BIO.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-191/292389/20231206110424417_23-191%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-191/307337/20240411113136781_23-191%20ts.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-191/315682/20240625131142924_2024.06.24%20Nancy%20Williams%20Resp.%20Br.%20FINAL.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-191/320744/20240725102156134_23-191%20rb.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ADAM G. UNIKOWSKY</p><p>(00:38:27) ORAL ARGUMENT OF EDMUND G. LaCOUR, JR.</p><p>(01:13:21) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ADAM G. UNIKOWSKY</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ellingburg v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-482; Argued: 2025-10-14]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.040" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF AMY M. SAHARIA"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:17:49.760" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ASHLEY ROBERTSON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:34:13.360" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOHN F. BASH,"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:04:06.190" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF AMY M. SAHARIA"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-482.html"><i>Ellingburg v. United States</i>, No. 24-482</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-10-14.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Amy M. Saharia, Washington, D. C. For respondent in support of vacatur: Ashley Robertson, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of judgment below: John F. Bash, Austin, Tex.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether criminal restitution under the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act (MVRA) is penal for purposes of the Ex Post Facto Clause.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-482">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-482_j5fl.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-482.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00482qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-482/330328/20241025154533002_Ellingburg%20SCOTUS%20Petition%20for%20a%20Writ%20of%20Cert.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-482/342254/20250207153628918_24-482_Ellingburg_opp_Final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-482/342505/20250211140010124_Ellingburg%20cert%20reply%20brief_2.11.25.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-482/363718/20250623134532060_Ellingburg%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-482/363761/20250623190708188_24-482_Ellingburg_Opening_Brief_final.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-482/375483/20250922141813336_2025.09.22%20Ellingburg%20reply%20.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF AMY M. SAHARIA</p><p>(00:17:49) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ASHLEY ROBERTSON</p><p>(00:34:13) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOHN F. BASH,</p><p>(01:04:06) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF AMY M. SAHARIA</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-482; Argued: 2025-10-14</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Amy M. Saharia, Washington, D. C. For respondent in support of vacatur: Ashley Robertson, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of judgment below: John F. Bash, Austin, Tex.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Barrett v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-5774; Argued: 2025-10-07]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.690" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW B. LARSEN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:29:00.120" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF AIMEE BROWN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:44:51.420" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF CHARLES L. McCLOUD"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:59:58.140" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW B. LARSEN"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-5774.html"><i>Barrett v. United States</i>, No. 24-5774</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-10-07.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Matthew B. Larsen, Assistant Federal Defender, New York, N. Y. For respondent in support of petitioner: Aimee Brown, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of judgment below: Charles L. McCloud, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>I. Whether the Double Jeopardy Clause permits two sentences for an act that violates 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) and§ 924(j), a question that divides seven circuits but about which the Solicitor General and Petitioner agree. II. Whether "Hobbs Act robbery qualifies as a crime of violence under §924(c) (3)(A), a question left open after" United States v. Taylor , 596 U.S. 845 (2022). United States v. Stoney , 62 F.4th 108, 113 (3d Cir. 2023).</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-5774">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-5774_6jf7.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-5774.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-05774qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-5774/328279/20241015133631675_Barrett%20Petition%20for%20a%20Writ%20of%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-5774/339666/20250117191208059_24-5774_Barrett_Opp.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-5774/341621/20250131160518418_Reply%20Brief%20in%20Support%20of%20Petition%20for%20a%20Writ%20of%20Certiorari.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-5774/359539/20250523115156404_BRIEF%20FOR%20PETITIONER.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-5774/359561/20250523131305155_24-5774tsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-5774/370844/20250827100203962_REPLY%20BRIEF%20FOR%20PETITIONER.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW B. LARSEN</p><p>(00:29:00) ORAL ARGUMENT OF AIMEE BROWN</p><p>(00:44:51) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CHARLES L. McCLOUD</p><p>(00:59:58) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW B. LARSEN</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-5774; Argued: 2025-10-07</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Matthew B. Larsen, Assistant Federal Defender, New York, N. Y. For respondent in support of petitioner: Aimee Brown, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of judgment below: Charles L. McCloud, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Vidal, Under Sec. of Comm. v. Elster]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-704; Argued: 2023-11-01]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-704</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.920" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MALCOLM L. STEWART"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:39:54.440" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JONATHAN E. TAYLOR"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:11:06.300" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MALCOLM L. STEWART"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-704.html"><i>Vidal, Under Sec. of Comm. v. Elster</i>, No. 22-704</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2023-11-01.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Jonathan E. Taylor, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Section 1052(c) of Title 15 provides in pertinent part that a trademark shall be refused registration if it "[c]onsists of or comprises a name * * * identifying a particular living individual except by his written consent." 15 U.S.C. 1052(c). The question presented is as follows: Whether the refusal to register a mark under Section 1052(c) violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment when the mark contains criticism of a government official or public figure.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-704">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-704_i624.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-704.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00704qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-704/253340/20230127152800116_Vidal%20v.%20Elster%20012623.3.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-704/264354/20230425141001207_Elster%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-704/266448/20230509152530641_22-704%20Elster%20050923.2.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-704/272918/20230725195926740_22-704tsUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-704/278867/20230905184138600_Elster%20Merits%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-704/284317/20231005183512233_22-704%20Elster%20Reply.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MALCOLM L. STEWART</p><p>(00:39:54) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JONATHAN E. TAYLOR</p><p>(01:11:06) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MALCOLM L. STEWART</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-704; Argued: 2023-11-01</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Jonathan E. Taylor, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-365; Argued: 2024-10-15]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.480" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:31:03.320" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF EASHA ANAND, ESQ."/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:04:58.980" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-365.html"><i>Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn</i>, No. 23-365</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-10-15.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Easha Anand, Stanford, Cal.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) creates a civil treble-damages action for “[ a]ny person injured in his business or property by reason of ” certain offenses. 18 U.S.C. § 1964(c). The question presented is: Whether economic harms resulting from personal injuries are injuries to “ business or property by reason of ” the defendant's acts for purposes of civil RICO.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-365">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-365_9o6b.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-365.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00365qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-365/284014/20231003113224638_Horn%20Petition%20for%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-365/303296/20240318134952387_23-365%20Horn%20BIO.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-365/306628/20240403141227348_Horn%20Cert%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-365/316592/20240709134602993_Horn%20Brief%20for%20Petitioners.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-365/323621/20240828154131049_23-365%20bs.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-365/326797/20240924205703617_Horn%20Merits%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT</p><p>(00:31:03) ORAL ARGUMENT OF EASHA ANAND, ESQ.</p><p>(01:04:58) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-365; Argued: 2024-10-15</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Easha Anand, Stanford, Cal.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St., LLC]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-51; Argued: 2024-02-20]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-51</link>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Life of the Law]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.860" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JENNIFER D. BENNETT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:25:07.400" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF TRACI L. LOVITT"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-51.html"><i>Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St., LLC</i>, No. 23-51</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-02-20.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Jennifer D. Bennett, San Francisco, Cal.  For respondents: Traci L. Lovitt, New York, N. Y.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Federal Arbitration Act exempts the "contracts of employment of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce." 9 U.S.C. § 1. The First and Seventh Circuits have held that this exemption applies to any member of a class of workers that is engaged in foreign or interstate commerce in the same way as seamen and railroad employees-that is, any worker "actively engaged" in the interstate transportation of goods. The Second and Eleventh Circuits have added an additional requirement: The worker's employer must also be in the "transportation industry." The question presented is: To be exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act, must a class of workers that is actively engaged in interstate transportation also be employed by a company in the transportation industry?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-51">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-51_869d.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-51.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00051qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-51/272203/20230717155334558_Bissonnette%20Cert%20Petition%20Final.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-51/275829/20230821153035852_23-51%20bio.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-51/278803/20230905143307542_23-51%20Bissonnette%20Cert%20Reply%20Final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-51/289430/20231113153008069_23-51%20Bissonnette%20Petitioners%20Brief%20Final.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-51/293329/20231213182136306_23-51%20bs.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-51/295590/20240112115848854_23-51%20Bissonnette%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JENNIFER D. BENNETT</p><p>(00:25:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF TRACI L. LOVITT</p><p>(00:55:09) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JENNIFER D. BENNETT</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-51; Argued: 2024-02-20</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Jennifer D. Bennett, San Francisco, Cal.  For respondents: Traci L. Lovitt, New York, N. Y.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Villarreal v. Texas]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-557; Argued: 2025-10-06]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.770" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF STUART BANNER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:39:50.460" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANDREW N. WARTHEN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:01:58.100" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF KEVIN J. BARBER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:12:39.440" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF STUART BANNER"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-557.html"><i>Villarreal v. Texas</i>, No. 24-557</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-10-06.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Stuart Banner, Los Angeles, Cal. For respondent: Andrew N. Warthen, Assistant Criminal District Attorney, San Antonio, Tex.; and Kevin J. Barber, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether a trial court abridges the defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel by prohibiting the defendant and his counsel from discussing the defendant's testimony during an overnight recess.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-557">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-557_5ie6.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-557.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00557qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-557/331695/20241113121417971_cert%20petition%20Villarreal%20v%20Texas.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-557/348537/20250225093718236_250219a%20BIO%20for%20efiling.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-557/351275/20250305130135816_cert%20reply%2024-557%20Villarreal%20v%20Texas.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-557/362202/20250603151113462_Brief%20for%20Petitioner%2024-557%20Villarreal%20v%20Texas.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-557/365818/20250722162240669_24-557bsac_Villarreal.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-557/365214/20250715121208901_Respondent%20Merits%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-557/369741/20250814145054183_Reply%20Brief%2024-557%20Villarreal%20v%20Texas.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF STUART BANNER</p><p>(00:39:50) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANDREW N. WARTHEN</p><p>(01:01:58) ORAL ARGUMENT OF KEVIN J. BARBER</p><p>(01:12:39) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF STUART BANNER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-557; Argued: 2025-10-06</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Stuart Banner, Los Angeles, Cal. For respondent: Andrew N. Warthen, Assistant Criminal District Attorney, San Antonio, Tex.; and Kevin J. Barber, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bouarfa v. Mayorkas, Sec. of Homeland Security]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-583; Argued: 2024-10-15]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.670" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SAMIR DEGER-SEN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:26:43.570" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF COLLEEN R. SINZDAK"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:45:05.450" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF SAMIR DEGER-SEN"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-583.html"><i>Bouarfa v. Mayorkas, Sec. of Homeland Security</i>, No. 23-583</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-10-15.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Samir Deger-Sen, New York, N. Y.  For respondents: Colleen R. Sinzdak, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>When considering whether to approve a petition for an immigrant visa, the government must adhere to certain nondiscretionary criteria. See, e.g ., 8 U.S.C. § 1154 (c) (providing that "[n]o petition shall be approved" if the individual seeking a visa has previously entered a marriage "for the purpose of evading the immigration laws"). When a visa petition is denied based on a petitioner's failure to satisfy such a nondiscretionary requirement, it is generally understood that the petitioner has a right to judicial review of that decision. Once a visa petition has been approved, the government has the power to revoke approval of the visa petition for "good and sufficient cause" pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1155. The circuits are in open conflict over whether judicial review is available when the government revokes an approved petition on the ground that it had initially misapplied nondiscretionary criteria during the approval process. The Sixth and Ninth Circuits hold that judicial review is available under these circumstances, but the Second, Third, Seventh, and now the Eleventh Circuit all hold that revocations are "discretionary" decisions for which there is no right to judicial review, even when they are based on a misapplication of the same nondiscretionary criteria that would be reviewable if the petition had originally been denied. The question presented is: Whether a visa petitioner may obtain judicial review when an approved petition is revoked on the basis of nondiscretionary criteria.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-583">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-583_4fci.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-583.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00583qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-583/291930/20240501130725385_23-583%20Petition%20and%20%20Appendix.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-583/301862/20240501172546511_23-583%20Bouarfa%20Opp%20-%20final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-583/306748/20240501130947361_23-583%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-583/316333/20240703131612074_2024-07-03%20Bouarfa%20No.%2023-583%20Merits%20Brief%20with%20addendum.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-583/323179/20240822153442714_23-583bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-583/326644/20240923152602690_2024-09-23%20Bouarfa%20No.%2023-583%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SAMIR DEGER-SEN</p><p>(00:26:43) ORAL ARGUMENT OF COLLEEN R. SINZDAK</p><p>(00:45:05) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF SAMIR DEGER-SEN</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-583; Argued: 2024-10-15</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Samir Deger-Sen, New York, N. Y.  For respondents: Colleen R. Sinzdak, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Murthy, Surgeon Gen. v. Missouri]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-411; Argued: 2024-03-18]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.010" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF BRIAN H. FLETCHER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:48:37.550" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF J. BENJAMIN AGUIÑAGA"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:37:51.460" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF BRIAN H. FLETCHER"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-411.html"><i>Murthy, Surgeon Gen. v. Missouri</i>, No. 23-411</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-03-18.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Brian H. Fletcher, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: J. Benjamin Aguiñaga, Solicitor General, Baton Rouge, La.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>in the application. The stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court . CERT. GRANTED 10/20/2023 QUESTION PRESENTED: . . . the government respectfully suggests the following questions presented: (1) Whether respondents have Article III standing; (2) Whether the government ’ s challenged conduct transformed private social-media companies ’ content-moderation decisions into state action and violated respondents ’ First Amendment rights; and (3) Whether the terms and breadth of the preliminary injunction are proper.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-411">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-411_5367.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-411.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00411qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-411/279530/20230914115558015_23A-Marthy%20v.%20Missouri.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-411/280017/20230920145521680_2023-09-20%20-%20Murthy%20v.%20Missouri%20-%20Opposition%20to%20Stay%20Application%20-%20FINAL.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-411/280164/20230921152943288_CERTIFICATE%2023A243%20MURTHY%20V.%20MISSOURI%20reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-411/293780/20231219192259919_23-411ts%20Murthy.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-411/299644/20240202144405984_2024-02-02%20-%20Murthy%20v.%20Missouri%20-%20Brief%20of%20Respondents%20-%20Final%20with%20Tables.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-411/302221/20240304163443397_23-411rb%20Murthy.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF BRIAN H. FLETCHER</p><p>(00:48:37) ORAL ARGUMENT OF J. BENJAMIN AGUIÑAGA</p><p>(01:37:51) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF BRIAN H. FLETCHER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-411; Argued: 2024-03-18</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Brian H. Fletcher, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: J. Benjamin Aguiñaga, Solicitor General, Baton Rouge, La.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ohio v. EPA]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23A349; Argued: 2024-02-21]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23A349</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.800" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MATHURA J. SRIDHARAN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:23:25.580" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF CATHERINE E. STETSON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:40:13.360" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MALCOLM L. STEWART"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:15:44.010" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JUDITH N. VALE"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23A349.html"><i>Ohio v. EPA</i>, No. 23A349</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-02-21.</p><p></p><p>For state applicants: Mathura J. Sridharan, Deputy Solicitor General, Columbus, Ohio.  For industry applicants: Catherine E. Stetson, Washington, D. C.  For federal respondents: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For state respondents: Judith N. Vale, Deputy Solicitor General, New York, N. Y.  VIDED.</p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23A349">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23a349_iie0.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23A349.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23A349/284940/20231013090543221_SCOTUS%20Stay%20Application.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23A349/288380/20231030150630658_certificate.%2023A349%2023A350%2023A351%20response.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23A349/288574/20231101130430210_SCOTUS%20Reply%20ISO%20Stay%20Application.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MATHURA J. SRIDHARAN</p><p>(00:23:25) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CATHERINE E. STETSON</p><p>(00:40:13) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MALCOLM L. STEWART</p><p>(01:15:44) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JUDITH N. VALE</p><p>(01:26:49) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF CATHERINE E. STETSON</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23A349; Argued: 2024-02-21</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For state applicants: Mathura J. Sridharan, Deputy Solicitor General, Columbus, Ohio.  For industry applicants: Catherine E. Stetson, Washington, D. C.  For federal respondents: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For state respondents: Judith N. Vale, Deputy Solicitor General, New York, N. Y.  VIDED.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trump v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-939; Argued: 2024-04-25]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.350" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF D. JOHN SAUER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:57:36.260" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL R. DREEBEN"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-939.html"><i>Trump v. United States</i>, No. 23-939</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-04-25.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner:  D. John Sauer, St. Louis, Mo.  For respondent:  Michael R. Dreeben, Counselor to the Special Counsel, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>THE SPECIAL COUNSEL ’ S REQUEST TO TREAT THE STAY APPLICATION AS A PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI IS GRANTED, AND THAT PETITION IS GRANTED LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: WHETHER AND IF SO TO WHAT EXTENT DOES A FORMER PRESIDENT ENJOY PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY FROM CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR CONDUCT ALLEGED TO INVOLVE OFFICIAL ACTS DURING HIS TENURE IN OFFICE.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-939">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-939_3fb4.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-939.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00939qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-00939/23-00939c.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-00939/23-00939o.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-939/300749/20240215174027604_2024-02-15%20-%2023A745%20-%20Reply%20iso%20Application%20to%20S.%20Ct.%20for%20Stay%20of%20D.C.%20Circuit%20Mandate.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-939/303418/20240319150454815_23-939%20-%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-939/306999/20240408191803801_United%20States%20v.%20Trump%20final%20for%20filing.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-939/307578/20240415133854183_USSC%2023-939%20-%20Reply%20Brief%20of%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF D. JOHN SAUER</p><p>(00:57:36) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL R. DREEBEN</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-939; Argued: 2024-04-25</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner:  D. John Sauer, St. Louis, Mo.  For respondent:  Michael R. Dreeben, Counselor to the Special Counsel, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Thornell v. Jones]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-982; Argued: 2024-04-17]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.300" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JASON D. LEWIS"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:33:27.040" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEAN-CLAUDE ANDRE"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:02:01.020" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JASON D. LEWIS"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-982.html"><i>Thornell v. Jones</i>, No. 22-982</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-04-17.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Jason D. Lewis, Deputy Solicitor General, Phoenix, Ariz.  For respondent: Jean-Claude Andre, Santa Monica, Cal.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Over thirty years ago, Respondent Danny Lee Jones beat Robert Weaver to death and also beat and strangled Weaver's 7-year-old daughter, Tisha, to death, for which he was convicted and sentenced to death. The district court denied habeas relief following an evidentiary hearing on Jones's ineffective-assistance-of-sentencing-counsel claims. But a Ninth Circuit panel reversed the district court, giving no deference to the district court's detailed factual findings. Judge Mark Bennett authored a nine-judge dissent from the denial of en banc rehearing. The Question Presented is: Did the Ninth Circuit violate this Court's precedents by employing a flawed methodology for assessing Strickland prejudice when it disregarded the district court's factual and credibility findings and excluded evidence in aggravation and the State's rebuttal when it reversed the district court and granted habeas relief?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-982">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-982_m64n.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-982.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00982qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-982/262951/20230406135715287_Thornell%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-982/276057/20230823234332124_22-982bio.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-982/278612/20230831122806190_22-982%20Reply%20Brief%20Final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-982/299114/20240129173259915_22-982%20Petitioner%20Brief%20on%20the%20Merits.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-982/303006/20240313160728027_22-982%20Respondent%20BOM%20PDFA.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-982/306767/20240404144455193_22-982%20Merit%20Reply%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner%20Final.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JASON D. LEWIS</p><p>(00:33:27) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEAN-CLAUDE ANDRE</p><p>(01:02:01) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JASON D. LEWIS</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-982; Argued: 2024-04-17</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Jason D. Lewis, Deputy Solicitor General, Phoenix, Ariz.  For respondent: Jean-Claude Andre, Santa Monica, Cal.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Case v. Montana]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-624; Argued: 2025-10-15]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.540" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF FRED A. ROWLEY, JR."/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:38:59.010" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF CHRISTIAN B. CORRIGAN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:00:10.480" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ZOE A. JACOBY"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-624.html"><i>Case v. Montana</i>, No. 24-624</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-10-15.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Fred A. Rowley, Jr., Los Angeles, Cal. For respondent: Christian B. Corrigan, Solicitor General, Helena, Mont.; and Zoe A. Jacoby, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether law enforcement may enter a home without a search warrant based on less than probable cause that an emergency is occurring, or whether the emergency-aid exception requires probable cause.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-624">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-624_bq7d.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-624.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00624qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-624/333370/20241204194008252_No.%2024-_Petition%20for%20a%20Writ%20of%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-624/354571/20250402081808589_24-624%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-624/355879/20250417125626383_24-624%20Case%20v.%20Montana%20-%20Reply%20ISO%20Cert.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-624/368481/20250730210826565_Petitioners%20Brief%20Case%20Montana.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-624/374319/20250910194515551_24-624bsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-624/373507/20250903140615028_24-624%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-624/378702/20251003172306422_24-624%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF FRED A. ROWLEY, JR.</p><p>(00:38:59) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CHRISTIAN B. CORRIGAN</p><p>(01:00:10) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ZOE A. JACOBY</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-624; Argued: 2025-10-15</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Fred A. Rowley, Jr., Los Angeles, Cal. For respondent: Christian B. Corrigan, Solicitor General, Helena, Mont.; and Zoe A. Jacoby, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[SEC v. Jarkesy]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-859; Argued: 2023-11-29]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-859</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.890" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF BRIAN H. FLETCHER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:12:06.850" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF S. MICHAEL McCOLLOCH"/>
			<psc:chapter start="02:11:39.740" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF BRIAN H. FLETCHER"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-859.html"><i>SEC v. Jarkesy</i>, No. 22-859</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2023-11-29.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Brian H. Fletcher, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: S. Michael McColloch, Dallas, Tex.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>1. Whether statutory provisions that empower the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to initiate and adjudicate administrative enforcement proceedings seeking civil penalties violate the Seventh Amendment. 2. Whether statutory provisions that authorize the SEC to choose to enforce the securities laws through an agency adjudication instead of filing a district court action violate the nondelegation doctrine. 3. Whether Congress violated Article II by granting for-cause removal protection to administrative law judges in agencies whose heads enjoy for-cause removal protection.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-859">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-859_h280.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-859.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00859qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-859/256566/20230308164750050_Jarkesy.pet%20Final.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-859/267543/20230523153816640_Jarkesy%20Brief%20in%20Opposition%205.23.2023.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-859/268486/20230606113256337_22-859%20Jarkesy.CertReply%20Final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-859/278330/20230828183013049_22-859tsUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-859/284699/20231011140507326_22-859%20Respondents%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-859/289467/20231113164043876_22-859%20SEC%20v.%20Jarkesy.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF BRIAN H. FLETCHER</p><p>(01:12:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF S. MICHAEL McCOLLOCH</p><p>(02:11:39) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF BRIAN H. FLETCHER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-859; Argued: 2023-11-29</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Brian H. Fletcher, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: S. Michael McColloch, Dallas, Tex.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[McIntosh v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-7386; Argued: 2024-02-27]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:08.970" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF STEVEN Y. YUROWITZ"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:23:07.170" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW GUARNIERI"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:44:01.640" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF STEVEN Y. YUROWITZ"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-7386.html"><i>McIntosh v. United States</i>, No. 22-7386</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-02-27.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Steven Y. Yurowitz, New York, N. Y.  For respondent: Matthew Guarnieri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>1.Whether a district court may enter a criminal forfeiture order outside the time limitations set forth in Rule 32.2, Fed.R.Crim.P.? The appellate courts are divided on this issue. The Court of Appeals below rejected petitioner's argument that the district court's forfeiture order was invalid where the government failed to submit a preliminary order of forfeiture until more than two- and-half years after sentencing, and the government also failed to comply with the district court's direction that it provide a formal order of forfeiture within one week of sentencing, Compare United States v. Maddux , 37 F.4th 1170 (6th Cir. 2022) (rejecting the decision below and concluding that Rule 32.2 was a mandatory claim processing rule preventing forfeiture in that case); and United States v. Shakur , 691 F.3d 979 (8th Cir. 201l)(Rule 32.2's mandates are jurisdictional, and a court lacks the "power to enter" forfeiture once Rule 32.2's deadlines have passed); and United States v. Martin , 662 F.3d 301 (4th Cir. 2011) (concluding that Rule 32.2's deadlines are simply "time-related directive[s]"). 2.Is the theft of cash from an individual sufficient to satisfy the "interstate commerce" element of 18 U.S.C. §1951 a necessary predicate for federal jurisdiction of what is otherwise local criminal conduct that should be prosecuted by the individual states? The Solicitor General candidly admitted in a prior case before this Court that: when there's a robbery of an individual, the links [to Commerce] are much more attenuated and there's a longer chain of causation to get to commerce. And so in those contexts, even within the depletion of assets theory that my brother espouses before the Court, the courts have said, as a normal matter, robberies of individuals just don't fall within the Commerce Clause. Taylor v. United States , 14- 6166 (Transcript of Oral Argument, Feb, 23, 2016) at 23-24. Despite this concession, the Second Circuit upheld petitioner's conviction under the depletion of assets theory, a theory that when applied to an individual effectively eviscerates the "interstate commerce" element and raises serious Federalism concerns.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-7386">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-7386.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-07386qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-7386/264308/20230424235856799_McIntosh%20Cert%20Petittion%20for%20filing.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-7386/274268/20230731104414791_22-7386%20McIntosh%20Opp.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-7386/300266/20240209150608196_McIntosh%20Reply%20-%20FINAL%20to%20print.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-7386/290619/20231127145352936_McIntosh%20Opening%20Brief%20-%20final.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-7386/295413/20240110152445974_22-7386bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-07386/22-07386rp.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:08) ORAL ARGUMENT OF STEVEN Y. YUROWITZ</p><p>(00:23:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW GUARNIERI</p><p>(00:44:01) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF STEVEN Y. YUROWITZ</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-7386; Argued: 2024-02-27</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Steven Y. Yurowitz, New York, N. Y.  For respondent: Matthew Guarnieri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[NRA v. Vullo]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-842; Argued: 2024-03-18]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.250" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF DAVID D. COLE"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:35:15.520" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF EPHRAIM McDOWELL"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:47:32.570" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF NEAL K. KATYAL"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:11:03.840" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF DAVID D. COLE"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-842.html"><i>NRA v. Vullo</i>, No. 22-842</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-03-18.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: David D. Cole, Washington, D. C.  For United States, as amicus curiae: Ephraim McDowell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Neal K. Katyal, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Bantam Books v. Sullivan held that a state commission with no formal regulatory power violated the First Amendment when it "deliberately set out to achieve the suppression of publications" through "informal sanctions," including the "threat of invoking legal sanctions and other means of coercion, persuasion, and intimidation." 372 U.S. 58, 66-67 (1963). Respondent here, wielding enormous regulatory power as the head of New York's Department of Financial Services ("DFS"), applied similar pressure tactics-including backchannel threats, ominous guidance letters, and selective enforcement of regulatory infractions-to induce banks and insurance companies to avoid doing business with Petitioner, a gun rights advocacy group. App. 199-200 ¶ 21. Respondent targeted Petitioner explicitly based on its Second Amendment advocacy, which DFS's official regulatory guidance deemed a "reputational risk" to any financial institution serving the NRA. Id . at 199, n.16. The Second Circuit held such conduct permissible as a matter of law, reasoning that "this age of enhanced corporate social responsibility" justifies regulatory concern about "general backlash" against a customer's political speech. Id. at 29-30. Accordingly, the questions presented are: 1. Does the First Amendment allow a government regulator to threaten regulated entities with adverse regulatory actions if they do business with a controversial speaker, as a consequence of (a) the government's own hostility to the speaker's viewpoint or (b) a perceived "general backlash" against the speaker's advocacy? 2. Does such coercion violate a clearly established First Amendment right?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-842">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-842_1823.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-842.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00842qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-842/254241/20230207165502328_NRA%20Vullo%20Cert%20Petition%20File.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-842/269717/20230623154635287_22-842%20Brief%20in%20Opposition%20Final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-842/270618/20230707161615481_Vullo%20Reply%20File.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-842/295309/20240109155536456_22-842%20NRA%20v%20Vullo%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner%20NRA.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-842/300966/20240220164549605_Vullo%20Merits%20Brief%20Final.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-842/302654/20240308134447048_22-842%20The%20National%20Rifle%20Association%20of%20America%20v%20Vullo%20Reply%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF DAVID D. COLE</p><p>(00:35:15) ORAL ARGUMENT OF EPHRAIM McDOWELL</p><p>(00:47:32) ORAL ARGUMENT OF NEAL K. KATYAL</p><p>(01:11:03) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF DAVID D. COLE</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-842; Argued: 2024-03-18</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: David D. Cole, Washington, D. C.  For United States, as amicus curiae: Ephraim McDowell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Neal K. Katyal, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[United States v. Rahimi]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-915; Argued: 2023-11-07]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.690" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:48:03.280" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF J. MATTHEW WRIGHT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:28:18.930" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-915.html"><i>United States v. Rahimi</i>, No. 22-915</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2023-11-07.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: J. Matthew Wright, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Amarillo, Tex.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(8), which prohibits the possession of firearms by persons subject to domestic-violence restraining orders, violates the Second Amendment on its face.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-915">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-915_6khn.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-915.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00915qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-915/259334/20230317174308399_Rahimi%20Pet%20-%20final.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-915/267970/20230530222932128_Rahimi%2022-915%20Brief%20in%20Opposition%20FINAL.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-915/268542/20230606164159661_22-915%20USA%20v.%20Rahimi%20Cert.%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-915/275295/20230814194714856_22-915%20U.S.%20v.%20Rahimi.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-915/280662/20230927174948653_Rahimi%20-%2022-915%20-%20Respondent%20Brief%20-%20FINAL.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-915/286059/20231025143939624_22-915%20USA%20v.%20Rahimi%20reply.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR</p><p>(00:48:03) ORAL ARGUMENT OF J. MATTHEW WRIGHT</p><p>(01:28:18) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: J. Matthew Wright, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Amarillo, Tex.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bost v. IL Bd. of Elections]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-568; Argued: 2025-10-08]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-568</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.040" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:47:01.480" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL TALENT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:04:04.030" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JANE E. NOTZ"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:40:35.210" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-568.html"><i>Bost v. IL Bd. of Elections</i>, No. 24-568</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-10-08.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.; and Michael Talent, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Jane E. Notz, Solicitor General, Chicago, Ill.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Federal law sets the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November as the federal Election Day. 2 U.S.C. §§ 1 and 7; and 3 U.S.C. § 1. Several states, including Illinois, have enacted state laws that allow ballots to be received and counted after Election Day. Petitioners contend these state laws are preempted under the Elections and Electors Clauses. Petitioners sued to enjoin Illinois' law allowing ballots to be received up to fourteen days after Election Day. The sole question presented here is whether Petitioners, as federal candidates, have pleaded sufficient factual allegations to show Article III standing to challenge state time, place, and manner regulations concerning their federal elections.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-568">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-568_f29g.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-568.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00568qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-568/332166/20241119111610479_241110a%20Petition%20for%20efiling.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-568/355461/20250414102454889_Bost%20BIO%20-%20Final%20-%20PDFA%20-%20File.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-568/357444/20250425101539861_250427a%20Reply%20for%20efiling.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-568/365746/20250722114914582_24-568_Bost%20merits%20opening%20brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-568/368372/20250729190305459_24-568tsUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-568/370696/20250826100706564_Bost%20-%20Brief%20for%20Respondents%20-%20PDFA.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-568/377862/20250925134713508_1.%202025-09-25%20Bost%20Merits%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT</p><p>(00:47:01) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL TALENT</p><p>(01:04:04) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JANE E. NOTZ</p><p>(01:40:35) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-568; Argued: 2025-10-08</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.; and Michael Talent, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Jane E. Notz, Solicitor General, Chicago, Ill.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[USPS v. Konan]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-351; Argued: 2025-10-08]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.800" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF FREDERICK LIU"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:36:07.640" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF EASHA ANAND"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:02:11.940" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF FREDERICK LIU"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-351.html"><i>USPS v. Konan</i>, No. 24-351</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-10-08.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Easha Anand, Menlo Park, Cal.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), ch. 753, 60 Stat. 842 (28 U.S.C. 1346(b), 2671 et seq .), generally waives the United States' sovereign immunity for suits seeking damages "for injury or loss of property, or personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission" of an employee of the federal government "under circumstances where the United States, if a private person, would be liable to the claimant in accordance with the law of the place where the act or omission occurred." 28 U.S.C. 1346(b)(1). The FTCA, however, excepts from that waiver of immunity "[a]ny claim arising out of the loss, miscarriage, or negligent transmission of letters or postal matter." 28 U.S.C. 2680(b). The question presented is as follows: Whether a plaintiff's claim that she and her tenants did not receive mail because Postal Service employees intentionally did not deliver it to a designated address arises out of "the loss" or "miscarriage" of letters or postal matter. 28 U.S.C. 2680(b).</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-351">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-351_khmp.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-351.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00351qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-351/327015/20240927121441285_USPS_v._Konan_Cert_Petn.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-351/335133/20241213170505007_24-351_Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-351/352492/20250319150559458_Konan-Cert%20Reply_24-351.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-351/363828/20250624154749691_24-351tsUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-351/369616/20250813150938066_24-351_bs.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-351/374573/20250912191028521_24-351rbUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF FREDERICK LIU</p><p>(00:36:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF EASHA ANAND</p><p>(01:02:11) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF FREDERICK LIU</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-351; Argued: 2025-10-08</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Easha Anand, Menlo Park, Cal.</itunes:summary>
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			<itunes:duration>01:06:54</itunes:duration>
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			<title><![CDATA[Berk v. Choy]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-440; Argued: 2025-10-06]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-440</link>
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			<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:31:02.490" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF FREDERICK R. YARGER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:59:29.930" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ANDREW T. TUTT"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-440.html"><i>Berk v. Choy</i>, No. 24-440</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-10-06.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Andrew T. Tutt, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Frederick R. Yarger, Denver, Colo.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>This case presents a clear, recognized, entrenched conflict over an important question about the application of state procedural rules in federal court. Delaware, like numerous states, requires that in certain actions the plaintiff must also file an affidavit of merit ("AOM") with the complaint. See 18 Del. C. § 6853. An AOM is an affidavit signed by an expert stating that there are reasonable grounds to believe that each defendant has committed the alleged misconduct. See id. § 6853(a)(l). The Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth circuits hold that AOM provisions and comparable statutes do not govern actions in federal court because they answer the same question as-and therefore conflict with-several different Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The Third and Tenth circuits, in contrast, hold that they present "no conflict" with any Federal Rules. In the decision below, the Third Circuit, in an unpublished opinion, for at least the fifth time, refused to hold that an AOM statute conflicts with any Federal Rules. Judge Phipps "concur[red] in only the judgment." Third Circuit precedent required him to vote to affirm, he explained, but ''writing on a clean slate ... he may not [have] arrive[d] at that same conclusion." The question presented is: Whether a state law providing that a complaint must be dismissed unless it is accompanied by an expert affidavit may be applied in federal court.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-440">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-440_8m58.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-440.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00440qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-440/328507/20241016171720437_Berk%20--%20Cert%20Petition%20rtf.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-440/340198/20250127123009257_24-440_Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-440/342328/20250210131048212_24-440--Berk%20-%20Cert%20Reply%20Brief%2002-09%20rtf.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-440/359698/20250527151630166_24-440--Berk-%20Merits%20Brief%20with%20Appendix%2005-27%20rtf.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-440/368409/20250730103514425_24-440%20Brief%20for%20Respondent%20Wilson%20C.%20Choy%20MD.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-440/373200/20250829115413422_24-440%20Berk%20-%20Merits%20Reply%20Brief%20rtf.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:31:02) ORAL ARGUMENT OF FREDERICK R. YARGER</p><p>(00:59:29) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ANDREW T. TUTT</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-440; Argued: 2025-10-06</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Andrew T. Tutt, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Frederick R. Yarger, Denver, Colo.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Chiles v. Salazar]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-539; Argued: 2025-10-07]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-539</link>
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			<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Life of the Law]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.240" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JAMES A. CAMPBELL"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:27:00.240" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF HASHIM M. MOOPPAN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:44:51.540" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SHANNON W. STEVENSON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:21:36.360" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JAMES A. CAMPBELL"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-539.html"><i>Chiles v. Salazar</i>, No. 24-539</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-10-07.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: James A. Campbell, Lansdowne, Va.; and Hashim M. Mooppan, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Shannon W. Stevenson, Solicitor General, Denver, Colo.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Kaley Chiles is a licensed counselor who helps people by talking with them. A practicing Christian, Chiles believes that people flourish when they live consistently with God's design, including their biological sex. Many of her clients seek her counsel precisely because they believe that their faith and their relationship with God establishes the foundation upon which to understand their identity and desires. But Colorado bans these consensual conversations based on the viewpoints they express. Its content- and viewpoint-based Counseling Restriction prohibits counseling conversations with minors that might encourage them to change their "sexual orientation or gender identity, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions," while allowing conversations that provide "[a]cceptance, support, and understanding for ... identity exploration and development, including ... [a]ssistance to a person undergoing gender transition." Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12- 245-202(3.5). The Tenth Circuit upheld this ban as a regulation of Chiles's conduct, not speech. In doing so, the court deepened a circuit split between the Eleventh and Third Circuits, which do not treat counseling conversations as conduct, and the Ninth Circuit, which does. The question presented is: Whether a law that censors certain conversations between counselors and their clients based on the viewpoints expressed regulates conduct or violates the Free Speech Clause</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-539">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-539_3f14.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-539.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00539qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-539/331462/20241108125757340_USSC%20Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-539/336594/20250106113037565_Chiles%20SCOTUS%20BIO%20-%20FINAL%20PDFA.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-539/337356/20250115133807207_24-539%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-539/362492/20250606115635027_24-359%20Brief%20of%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-539/363051/20250612200821161_24-539tsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-539/370107/20250819120909432_2025.08.19%20Chiles%20v.%20Salazar%2024-539%20Respondents%20Brief%20and%20App.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-539/374978/20250918104336518_24-539%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JAMES A. CAMPBELL</p><p>(00:27:00) ORAL ARGUMENT OF HASHIM M. MOOPPAN</p><p>(00:44:51) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SHANNON W. STEVENSON</p><p>(01:21:36) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JAMES A. CAMPBELL</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-539; Argued: 2025-10-07</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: James A. Campbell, Lansdowne, Va.; and Hashim M. Mooppan, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Shannon W. Stevenson, Solicitor General, Denver, Colo.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[FDA v. Wages and White Lion]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1038; Argued: 2024-12-02]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.830" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF CURTIS E. GANNON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:45:21.390" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC N. HEYER ON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:17:33.160" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF CURTIS E. GANNON"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1038.html"><i>FDA v. Wages and White Lion</i>, No. 23-1038</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-12-02.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Curtis E. Gannon, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Eric N. Heyer, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, Pub. L. No. 111-31, Div. A, 123 Stat. 1776, requires a person to obtain authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before introducing a new tobacco product into interstate commerce. The agency may grant such authorization only if the applicant shows, among other things, that the marketing of the product would be "appropriate for the protection of the public health." 21 U.S.C. 387j(c)(2)(A). In this case, the agency denied respondents' applications for authorization to market new e-cigarette products because they had failed to show that marketing the products would be appropriate for the protection of the public health. The Fifth Circuit set aside FDA's denial orders as arbitrary and capricious, relying on legal theories that have been rejected by other courts of appeals that have reviewed materially similar FDA denial orders. The question presented is: Whether the court of appeals erred in setting aside FDA's denial orders as arbitrary and capricious.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1038">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1038_3d94.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1038.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01038qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1038/303408/20240319144123357_FDA%20v.%20Wages%20%20White%20Lion.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1038/310099/20240517164142940_23-1038%20Brief%20in%20Opposition%20FINAL.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1038/314319/20240604183638817_WagesCertReply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1038/323413/20240826164114741_23-1038tsFDA.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1038/327672/20241007153644875_23-1038%20Brief%20for%20Respondents.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1038/331324/20241106154759342_23-1038rbUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CURTIS E. GANNON</p><p>(00:45:21) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC N. HEYER ON</p><p>(01:17:33) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF CURTIS E. GANNON</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-1038; Argued: 2024-12-02</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Curtis E. Gannon, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Eric N. Heyer, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<itunes:duration>01:20:05</itunes:duration>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. U.S., ex rel. Heath]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1127; Argued: 2024-11-04]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.590" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ALLYSON N. HO"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:39:56.420" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF TEJINDER SINGH"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:16:22.740" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF VIVEK SURI"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:29:40.440" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ALLYSON N. HO"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1127.html"><i>Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. U.S., ex rel. Heath</i>, No. 23-1127</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-11-04.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Allyson N. Ho, Dallas, Tex.  For respondent: Tejinder Singh, Washington, D. C.; and Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Telecommunications Act of 1996 directs the FCC to further the goal of universal access to telecommunications services. In response, the FCC established what's known as the "E-rate" program to provide discounted services to eligible schools and libraries. The program is administered by a private, non-profit corporation and funded entirely by contributions from private telecommunications carriers. After telecommunications carriers provide services to eligible schools and libraries, either the schools and libraries or the providers can submit reimbursement requests to the private corporation for the amount of the discount. In this way, the E-rate program distributes up to $4.5 billion each year. The question presented is: Whether reimbursement requests submitted to the E-rate program are "claims" under the False Claims Act.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1127">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1127_q861.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1127.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01127qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1127/307551/20240415111013331_Wisconsin%20Bell%20v.%20U.S.%20ex%20rel.%20Heath%20-%20Petition%20for%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1127/308828/20240501152800093_No.%2023-1127_Brief.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1127/310185/20240520135224628_Wisconsin%20Bell%20v.%20U.S.%20ex%20rel.%20Heath%20-%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1127/322319/20240813113740436_Wisconsin%20Bell%20v.%20U.S.%20ex%20rel.%20Heath%20-%20Opening%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1127/327331/20241001175827463_23-1127bsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1127/326756/20240924134746132_23-1127BriefForRespondent.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1127/330157/20241024102758611_Wisconsin%20Bell%20v.%20U.S.%20ex%20rel.%20Heath%20-%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ALLYSON N. HO</p><p>(00:39:56) ORAL ARGUMENT OF TEJINDER SINGH</p><p>(01:16:22) ORAL ARGUMENT OF VIVEK SURI</p><p>(01:29:40) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ALLYSON N. HO</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-1127; Argued: 2024-11-04</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Allyson N. Ho, Dallas, Tex.  For respondent: Tejinder Singh, Washington, D. C.; and Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fernandez v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-556; Argued: 2025-11-12]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.840" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF BENJAMIN GRUENSTEIN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:39:16.080" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC J. FEIGIN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:18:19.680" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF BENJAMIN GRUENSTEIN"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-556.html"><i>Fernandez v. United States</i>, No. 24-556</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-11-12.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Benjamin Gruenstein, New York, N. Y. For respondent: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), a district court has broad discretion to reduce the term of imprisonment in any case if it finds that "extraordinary and compelling reasons warrant such a reduction." The sole limitation Congress placed on that discretion is found in 18 U.S.C. § 994(t), which provides that "[r]ehabilitation of the defendant alone shall not be considered an extraordinary and compelling reason." In reversing the district court's grant of compassionate release to Joe Fernandez, the Second Circuit held that it was an abuse of discretion for the court to have considered evidence bearing on Fernandez's potential innocence as well to have found a disparity in sentences between Fernandez and several of his co-defendants who were cooperating witnesses. That decision was contrary to decisions of the First and Ninth Circuits, which have each held that district courts are not restricted with respect to matters they may consider under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) other than as set forth by Congress. The question presented is: Whether the Second Circuit erred in recognizing extra-textual limitations on what information a court may consider when determining whether there exist extraordinary and compelling reasons warranting a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1) (A).</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-556">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-556_1bn2.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-556.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00556qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-556/331681/20241113102214862_No%2024-%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-556/342256/20250207160417684_24-556%20Fernandez.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-556/348453/20250224132045806_24-556_Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-556/368811/20250804171506200_24-556%20Brief%20of%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-556/377925/20250925163944602_24-556bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-556/380696/20251027122338934_24-556%20Merits%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF BENJAMIN GRUENSTEIN</p><p>(00:39:16) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC J. FEIGIN</p><p>(01:18:19) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF BENJAMIN GRUENSTEIN</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-556; Argued: 2025-11-12</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Benjamin Gruenstein, New York, N. Y. For respondent: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v. Saba Capital Master Fund]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-345; Argued: Dec 10 2025]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.560" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SHAY DVORETZKY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:29:46.000" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MAX E. SCHULMAN"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-345.html"><i>FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v. Saba Capital Master Fund</i>, No. 24-345</a></b></p><p>Argued on Dec 10 2025.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners and BlackRock respondents in support of petitioners: Shay Dvoretzky, Washington, D. C.; and Max E. Schulman, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For Saba respondents: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The courts of appeals have split 2-1 over whether Congress created an implied private right of action in Section 47(b) of the Investment Company Act (ICA), which provides: (1) A contract that is made, or whose performance involves, a violation of this subchapter ... is unenforceable by either party .... (2) To the extent that a contract described in paragraph (1) has been performed, a court may not deny rescission at the instance of any party unless such court finds that under the circumstances the denial of rescission would produce a more equitable result than its grant and would not be inconsistent with the purposes of this subchapter. 15 U.S.C. § 80a-46(b)(1)-(2). The Third and Ninth Circuits, relying on statutory text and structure, hold that Section 47(b) does not create an implied private right of action, and a panel of the Fourth Circuit has agreed in an unpublished opinion. Only the Second Circuit-where plaintiffs may be able to sue most investment funds subject to the ICA, given New York's and the New York Stock Exchange's roles in financial operations- holds the opposite based on an "inference": parties may bring a lawsuit under Section 47(b), even though Congress never said so. The question presented is whether Section 47(b) of the ICA, 15 U.S.C. § 80a-46 (b), creates an implied private right of action.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-345">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-345_2c83.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-345.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00345qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-345/326747/20240924130516765_FS%20Credit%20Opportunities%20Corp.%20v.%20Saba%20Capital%20Master%20Fund%20-%20Cert%20Petition%20FILE.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-345/335417/20241217171420123_24-345_Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-345/335812/20241223113343270_FS%20Credit%20Opportunities%20Corp.%20v.%20Saba%20Capital%20Master%20Fund%20-%20Cert%20Reply%20Brief%20FILE.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-345/359454/20250522141630237_24-345FSCreditCVSGfinal.pdf">Cert. Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-345/362856/20250611122159843_FS%20Credit%20Opportunities%20Corp.%20v.%20Saba%20-%20Supplemental%20Brief%20FILE.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-345/373568/20250903162813269_24-345_FSCredit_Merits_Amicus.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-345/362699/20250609173853996_24-345%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-345/384093/20251110160501914_FS%20Credit%20Opportunities%20Corp.%20v.%20Saba%20-%20Merits%20Reply%20Brief%20FILE.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SHAY DVORETZKY</p><p>(00:29:46) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MAX E. SCHULMAN</p><p>(00:45:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:summary>For petitioners and BlackRock respondents in support of petitioners: Shay Dvoretzky, Washington, D. C.; and Max E. Schulman, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For Saba respondents: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hencely v. Fluor Corp.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-924; Argued: 2025-11-03]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.070" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF FRANK H. CHANG"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:33:03.400" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MARK W. MOSIER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:06:36.970" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF CURTIS E. GANNON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:27:44.930" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF FRANK H. CHANG"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-924.html"><i>Hencely v. Fluor Corp.</i>, No. 24-924</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-11-03.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Frank H. Chang, Arlington, Va. For respondents: Mark W. Mosier, Washington, D. C.; and Curtis E. Gannon, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Former U.S. Army Specialist Winston T. Hencely was critically and permanently injured by a suicide bomber inside Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. The bomber, Ahmad Nayeb, worked on base for a government contractor. An Army investigation found that the attack's primary contributing factor was the contractor's actions in breach of its Army contract and in violation of the military's instructions to supervise Nayeb. Hencely sued the government contractor for negligence under South Carolina law. He did not sue the military under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Even so, the Fourth Circuit held that Hencely's state claims are preempted by unspoken "federal interests" emanating from an FTCA exception. Invoking Boyle v. United Technologies Corp. , 487 U.S. 500 (1988), the court of appeals held that the FTCA's exception immunizing the government for "[a]ny claim arising out of the combatant activities of the military or naval forces ... during time of war," 28 U.S.C. §2680(j), barred Hencely's South Carolina claims against the contractor . The decision below reaffirmed a 3-1-1 split among the Second, Third, Fourth, Ninth and D.C. Circuits over Boyle 's reach when contractors defend against state tort claims by invoking §2680(j). The question presented is: Should Boyle be extended to allow federal interests emanating from the FTCA's combatant-activities exception to preempt state tort claims against a government contractor for conduct that breached its contract and violated military orders?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-924">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-924_c18e.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-924.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00924qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-924/348471/20250224144415977_130984%20Petition%20and%20Appendix.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-924/357547/20250428124625242_24-924%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-924/358200/20250506144444715_24-924_Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-924/368534/20250731135030431_24-924%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-924/375573/20250922193208771_24-924bsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-924/374653/20250915140648301_24-924%20Brief%20for%20Respondents.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-924/379691/20251015135526337_24-924%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF FRANK H. CHANG</p><p>(00:33:03) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MARK W. MOSIER</p><p>(01:06:36) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CURTIS E. GANNON</p><p>(01:27:44) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF FRANK H. CHANG</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-924; Argued: 2025-11-03</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Frank H. Chang, Arlington, Va. For respondents: Mark W. Mosier, Washington, D. C.; and Curtis E. Gannon, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kousisis v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-909; Argued: 2024-12-09]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.190" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY L. FISHER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:40:39.450" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC J. FEIGIN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:21:35.210" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY L. FISHER"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-909.html"><i>Kousisis v. United States</i>, No. 23-909</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-12-09.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. For respondent: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The circuits are split 6-5 on the validity of the fraudulent inducement theory of mail and wire fraud. The Questions Presented are: Whether deception to induce a commercial exchange can constitute mail or wire fraud, even if inflicting economic harm on the alleged victim was not the object of the scheme. Whether a sovereign's statutory, regulatory, or policy interest is a property interest when compliance is a material term of payment for goods or services. Whether all contract rights are "property."</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-909">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-909_b97c.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-909.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00909qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-909/300948/20240220165304877_pet%20for%20cert%20Kousisis%20Alpha%2002%2020%202024.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-909/308303/20240424143743569_23-909%20Kousisis%20Stamatios%20opp_final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-909/309569/20240510154658133_23-909%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-909/322808/20240819151501920_Petitioners%20Brief%20-%20Kousisis.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-909/327432/20241002184133388_23-909bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-909/330979/20241101142516588_Kousisis%20Reply%20Brief%20%20final.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY L. FISHER</p><p>(00:40:39) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC J. FEIGIN</p><p>(01:21:35) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JEFFREY L. FISHER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-909; Argued: 2024-12-09</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. For respondent: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-171; Argued: Dec 01 2025]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.400" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF E. JOSHUA ROSENKRANZ"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:39:54.480" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MALCOLM L. STEWART"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:59:59.990" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:37:52.000" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF E. JOSHUA ROSENKRANZ"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-171.html"><i>Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment</i>, No. 24-171</a></b></p><p>Argued on Dec 01 2025.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: E. Joshua Rosenkranz, New York, N. Y.; and Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>1. This Court has held that a business commits contributory copyright infringement when it "distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright, as shown by clear expression or other affirmative steps to foster infringement." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster , Ltd ., 545 U.S. 913, 919 (2005). The courts of appeals have split three ways over the scope of that ruling, developing differing standards for when it is appropriate to hold an online service provider secondarily liable for copyright infringement committed by users. Did the Fourth Circuit err in holding that a service provider can be held liable for "materially contributing" to copyright infringement merely because it knew that people were using certain accounts to infringe and did not terminate access, without proof that the service provider affirmatively fostered infringement or otherwise intended to promote it? 2. Generally, a defendant cannot be held liable as a willful violator of the law-and subject to increased penalties-without proof that it knew or recklessly disregarded a high risk that its own conduct was illegal. In conflict with the Eighth Circuit, the Fourth Circuit upheld an instruction allowing the jury to find willfulness if Cox knew its subscribers ' conduct was illegal-without proof Cox knew its own conduct in not terminating them was illegal. Did the Fourth Circuit err in holding that mere knowledge of another's direct infringement suffices to find willfulness under 17 U.S.C. § 504(c)?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-171">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-171_4gd5.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-171.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00171qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-171/322523/20240815090212089_240802a%20Petition%20for%20efiling.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-171/328458/20241016141825555_Cox%20v%20Sony%20BIO%20Final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-171/331082/20241104142311279_241102a%20Reply%20for%20efiling.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-171/359730/20250527172556075_Cox-Sony.CVSG.pdf">Cert. Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-171/373201/20250829115733612_250829a%20Brief%20for%20efiling.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-171/373861/20250905142327445_24-171%20--%20Cox%20v%20Sony%20US.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-171/362788/20250610152804153_2025-06-10%20FINAL%20Sony%20v.%20Cox%20Supplemental%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-171/383853/20251107122515154_251106a%20Reply%20for%20efiling.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF E. JOSHUA ROSENKRANZ</p><p>(00:39:54) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MALCOLM L. STEWART</p><p>(00:59:59) ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT</p><p>(01:37:52) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF E. JOSHUA ROSENKRANZ</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-171; Argued: Dec 01 2025</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: E. Joshua Rosenkranz, New York, N. Y.; and Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[United States v. Miller]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-824; Argued: 2024-12-02]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.260" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF YAIRA DUBIN"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-824.html"><i>United States v. Miller</i>, No. 23-824</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-12-02.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Yaira Dubin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Bankruptcy Code permits a bankruptcy trustee to avoid any prepetition transfer of the debtor's property that would be voidable "under applicable law" outside bankruptcy by an actual unsecured creditor of the estate. 11 U.S.C. 544(b)(1). The applicable law may be state law. Elsewhere, the Code abrogates the sovereign immunity of all governmental units "to the extent set forth in this section with respect to" various sections of the Code, including Section 544. 11 U.S.C. 106(a)(l). The court of appeals below joined a circuit split in holding that Section 106(a)(l) permits a bankruptcy trustee to avoid a debtor's tax payment to the United States under Section 544(b), even though no actual creditor could have obtained relief outside of bankruptcy in light of sovereign immunity, the Supremacy Clause, and the Appropriations Clause. The question presented is as follows: Whether a bankruptcy trustee may avoid a debtor's tax payment to the United States under Section 544(b) when no actual creditor could have obtained relief under the applicable state fraudulent-transfer law outside of bankruptcy.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-824">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-824_5hek.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-824.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00824qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-824/299102/20240129162939691_Miller%20Pet%20-%20final.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-824/309656/20240513132555827_Miller%20BIO.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-824/311812/20240528180040763_Miller_Pet_%20reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-824/322075/20240808212316792_23-824tsUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-824/326364/20240919142905852_Miller%20Merits%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-824/328852/20241021163829249_23-824rbUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF YAIRA DUBIN</p><p>(00:26:51) ORAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT</p><p>(00:49:52) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF YAIRA DUBIN</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-824; Argued: 2024-12-02</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Yaira Dubin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-971; Argued: 2025-01-14]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.840" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF VINCENT LEVY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:47:30.450" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF VINCENT LEVY"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-971.html"><i>Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services</i>, No. 23-971</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-01-14.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Vincent Levy, New York, N. Y.  For respondent: Matthew D. McGill, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) empowers district courts, on just terms and under circumstances specified in that Rule, to "relieve a party or its legal representative from a final judgment, order, or proceeding." The question presented, which has divided the courts of appeals, is whether a Rule 41 voluntary dismissal without prejudice is a "final judgment, order, or proceeding" under Rule 60 (b).</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-971">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-971_ljgm.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-971.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00971qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-971/302157/20240304132406402_23%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-971/314667/20240610152821327_Waetzig%20v.%20Halliburton%20-%20BIO_107425671_6.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-971/315542/20240624121635519_23-971%20Waetzig%20Cert%20Reply%20final%20PDFA.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-971/332068/20241118132019967_23-971%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-971/335492/20241218142610310_Waetzig%20v.%20Halliburton%20-%20Brief%20for%20Respondent.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-971/336508/20250103114805695_23-971%20Reply.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF VINCENT LEVY</p><p>(00:47:30) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF VINCENT LEVY</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-971; Argued: 2025-01-14</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Vincent Levy, New York, N. Y.  For respondent: Matthew D. McGill, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rico v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-1056; Argued: 2025-11-03]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.340" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ADAM G. UNIKOWSKY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:24:00.060" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOSHUA K. HANDELL"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:51:44.760" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT ADAM G. UNIKOWSKY"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-1056.html"><i>Rico v. United States</i>, No. 24-1056</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-11-03.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Adam G. Unikowsky, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Joshua K. Handell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether the fugitive-tolling doctrine applies in the context of supervised release.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-1056">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-1056_4gd5.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-1056.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-01056qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1056/354707/20250403144021025_24-___%20Rico%20Pet.%204.3.25%20pdfA.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1056/362538/20250606141828993_24-1056_Rico_Opp.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1056/362769/20250610145655235_24-1056%20Rico%20Cert.%20Reply%206.10.25%20pdfA.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1056/369734/20250814143948147_24-1056%20Rico%20TS%20Br.%208.14.25%20pdfA.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1056/374687/20250915154205683_24-1056%20--%20Rico%20v.%20U.S.%20with%20appendix.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1056/379723/20251015151306443_24-1056%20Rico%20Reply%20Br.%2010.15.25%20pdfA.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ADAM G. UNIKOWSKY</p><p>(00:24:00) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOSHUA K. HANDELL</p><p>(00:51:44) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT ADAM G. UNIKOWSKY</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-1056; Argued: 2025-11-03</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Adam G. Unikowsky, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Joshua K. Handell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bowe v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-5438; Argued: 2025-10-14]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.500" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANDREW L. ADLER"/>
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			<psc:chapter start="01:27:25.580" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ANDREW L. ADLER"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-5438.html"><i>Bowe v. United States</i>, No. 24-5438</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-10-14.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Andrew L. Adler, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. For respondent: Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of judgment below as to Question 1: Kasdin M. Mitchell, Dallas, Tex.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(1), “[ a] claim presented in a second or successive habeas corpus application under section 2254 that was presented in a prior application shall be dismissed. ” (emphasis added). The first question presented is: Whether 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(1) applies to a claim presented in a second or successive motion to vacate under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. * * * Under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3)(E), “[ t]he grant or denial of an authorization by a court of appeals to file a second or successive application shall not be appealable and shall not be the subject of a petition . . . for a writ of certiorari. ” (emphasis added). The second question presented is: Whether 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3)(E) deprives this Court of certiorari jurisdiction over the grant or denial of an authorization by a court of appeals to file a second or successive motion to vacate under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-5438">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-5438_6537.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-5438.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-05438qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-5438/323651/20240829103640185_Cert%20FINAL.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-5438/332805/20241126124511970_24-5438%20Bowe--Br%20in%20Opp.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-5438/334606/20241209104948332_Cert%20Reply%2012-9%20FINAL.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-5438/354841/20250407132513522_Bowe%20Merits%20Brief%20FINAL.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-5438/362867/20250611130453359_24-5438bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-5438/375436/20250922105855721_Bowe%20Reply%20FINAL.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANDREW L. ADLER</p><p>(00:36:17) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANTHONY A. YANG</p><p>(01:13:28) ORAL ARGUMENT OF KASDIN M. MITCHELL</p><p>(01:27:25) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ANDREW L. ADLER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-5438; Argued: 2025-10-14</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Andrew L. Adler, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. For respondent: Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of judgment below as to Question 1: Kasdin M. Mitchell, Dallas, Tex.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Moore v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 22-800; Argued: 2023-12-05]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.560" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANDREW M. GROSSMAN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:49:29.120" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:59:28.330" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ANDREW M. GROSSMAN"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-800.html"><i>Moore v. United States</i>, No. 22-800</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2023-12-05.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Andrew M. Grossman, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Sixteenth Amendment authorizes Congress to lay "taxes on incomes ... without apportionment among the several States." Beginning with Eisner v. Macomber , 252 U.S. 189 (1920), this Court's decisions have uniformly held "income," for Sixteenth Amendment purposes, to require realization by the taxpayer. In the decision below, however, the Ninth Circuit approved taxation of a married couple on earnings that they undisputedly did not realize but were instead retained and reinvested by a corporation in which they are minority shareholders. It held that "realization of income is not a constitutional requirement" for Congress to lay an "income" tax exempt from apportionment. App.12. In so holding, the Ninth Circuit became "the first court in the country to state that an 'income tax' doesn't require that a 'taxpayer has realized income."' App.38 (Bumatay, J., dissenting from denial of rehearing en banc). The question presented is: Whether the Sixteenth Amendment authorizes Congress to tax unrealized sums without apportionment among the states.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/22-800">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-800_6j36.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-800.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/22-00800qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-800/255137/20230221100735190_USSC%20Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Certiroari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-800/267027/20230516164014148_22-800%20Moore%20v.%20USA.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-800/267883/20230530103007984_22-800%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-800/278464/20230830102536217_22-800%20Brief%20for%20Petitioners.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-800/285200/20231016195041390_22-800bsUnited%20States.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-800/289622/20231115114606125_22-800%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANDREW M. GROSSMAN</p><p>(00:49:29) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR</p><p>(01:59:28) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ANDREW M. GROSSMAN</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 22-800; Argued: 2023-12-05</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Andrew M. Grossman, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, Att'y Gen.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-777; Argued: Dec 01 2025]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.160" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF NICHOLAS ROSELLINI"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:34:01.980" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOSHUA DOS SANTOS"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:53:33.890" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF NICHOLAS ROSELLINI"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-777.html"><i>Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, Att'y Gen.</i>, No. 24-777</a></b></p><p>Argued on Dec 01 2025.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Nicholas Rosellini, San Francisco, Cal. For respondent: Joshua Dos Santos, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides that noncitizens on American soil are generally eligible for asylum if they qualify as a "refugee." 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(1) (A). A refugee is someone with "a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion." Id. § 1101(a)(42). Noncitizens are presumptively eligible for asylum if they have "suffered persecution in the past." 8 C.F.R. § 1208.13(b)(1). If ordered removed by an immigration judge (IJ), noncitizens may appeal the removal order-and with it, the denial of asylum-to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). From there, "judicial review" is available in "an appropriate court of appeals." 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(5). The INA mandates judicial deference on "findings of fact" and three other kinds of administrative decisions. Id. § 1252(b)(4). The statute also explicitly provides for judicial review of the BIA's decisions on "questions of law," but does not establish a deferential standard of review for such decisions. Id. § 1252(a)(2)(D), (b)(9). The question presented is: Whether a federal court of appeals must defer to the BIA's judgment that a given set of undisputed facts does not demonstrate mistreatment severe enough to constitute "persecution" under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42).</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-777">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-777_08m1.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-777.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00777qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-777/339926/20250801185951389_Urias-Orellana%20-%20Cert%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-777/359087/20250801101326754_24-777%20Urias-Orellana%20Cert%20Br.%20final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-777/362264/20250801190142395_24-777%20Urias-Orellana%20-%20Cert%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-777/370930/20250827151007040_2025-08-27%20Urias%20-%20No.%2024-777%20Merits%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-777/359087/20250801101326754_24-777%20Urias-Orellana%20Cert%20Br.%20final.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-777/384108/20251110164207695_2025-11-10%20-%20No.%2024-777%20Urias%20Merits%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF NICHOLAS ROSELLINI</p><p>(00:34:01) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOSHUA DOS SANTOS</p><p>(00:53:33) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF NICHOLAS ROSELLINI</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-777; Argued: Dec 01 2025</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Nicholas Rosellini, San Francisco, Cal. For respondent: Joshua Dos Santos, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[McLaughlin Chiropractic Assoc. v. McKesson Corp.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1226; Argued: 2025-01-21]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.380" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW W.H. WESSLER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:28:17.550" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOSEPH R. PALMORE"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:53:38.470" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW GUARNIERI,"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:10:34.870" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW W.H. WESSLER"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1226.html"><i>McLaughlin Chiropractic Assoc. v. McKesson Corp.</i>, No. 23-1226</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-01-21.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Matthew W.H. Wessler, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Joseph R. Palmore, Washington, D. C.; and Matthew Guarnieri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether the Hobbs Act required the district court in this case to accept the FCC's legal interpretation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1226">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1226_hfjm.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1226.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01226qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1226/310035/20240517122515727_McLaughlin%20Cert%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1226/321683/20240805172249410_McKesson%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1226/323062/20240821140355016_McLaughlin%20Reply%20Brief%20of%20Petitioner.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1226/332103/20241118151502113_Mclaughlin%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1226/335873/20241223150328280_23-1226bsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1226/335535/20241218181553981_McKesson%20Brief%20for%20Respondents.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1226/337033/20250110144957896_Reply%20brief%20of%20Petitioner%20.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW W.H. WESSLER</p><p>(00:28:17) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOSEPH R. PALMORE</p><p>(00:53:38) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW GUARNIERI,</p><p>(01:10:34) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW W.H. WESSLER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-1226; Argued: 2025-01-21</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Matthew W.H. Wessler, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Joseph R. Palmore, Washington, D. C.; and Matthew Guarnieri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[NRC v. Texas]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1300; Argued: 2025-03-05]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.840" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MALCOLM L. STEWART"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:36:08.500" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF BRAD FAGG"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:52:04.330" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF DAVID C. FREDERICK"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:15:58.940" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF AARON LLOYD NIELSON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:32:39.500" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MALCOLM L. STEWART"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1300.html"><i>NRC v. Texas</i>, No. 23-1300</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-03-05.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners in 23-1300: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For petitioner in 23-1312: Brad Fagg, Washington, D. C.  For respondents Texas, et al.: Aaron L. Nielson, Solicitor
General, Austin, Tex.  For respondent Fasken Land and Minerals, Ltd.: David C.
Frederick, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>1. Whether the Hobbs Act, 28 U.S.C. 2341 et seq ., which authorizes a "party aggrieved" by an agency's "final order" to petition for review in a court of appeals, 28 U.S.C. 2344, allows nonparties to obtain review of claims asserting that an agency order exceeds the agency's statutory authority. 2. Whether the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq ., and the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, 42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq ., permit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to license private entities to temporarily store spent nuclear fuel away from the nuclear-reactor sites where the spent fuel was generated.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1300">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1300_e29g.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1300.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01300qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1300/314852/20240612144746118_NRC_Pet_f.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1300/323114/20240821194354996_Fasken%20BIO%20-%20NRC%20v.%20Texas%20-%20Nos.%2023-1300%20-%2023-1312.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1300/324165/20240904173250693_23-1300%20NRC_Cert_Reply_vf.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1300/333073/20241202151054027_ISP%20Opening%20Brief%20of%20Petitioner%20-%20Merits%20Stage.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1300/337395/20250115182913662_Fasken%20merits%20brief%20-%20NRC%20v.%20Texas%20-%20Nos.%2023-1300%20-%2023-1312.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1300/342781/20250214100744560_Reply%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner%20ISP%20LLC.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MALCOLM L. STEWART</p><p>(00:36:08) ORAL ARGUMENT OF BRAD FAGG</p><p>(00:52:04) ORAL ARGUMENT OF DAVID C. FREDERICK</p><p>(01:15:58) ORAL ARGUMENT OF AARON LLOYD NIELSON</p><p>(01:32:39) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MALCOLM L. STEWART</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-1300; Argued: 2025-03-05</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners in 23-1300: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For petitioner in 23-1312: Brad Fagg, Washington, D. C.  For respondents Texas, et al.: Aaron L. Nielson, Solicitor
General, Austin, Tex.  For respondent Fasken Land and Minerals, Ltd.: David C.
Frederick, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Velazquez v. Garland, Att'y Gen.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-929; Argued: 2024-11-12]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.120" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GERARD J. CEDRONE"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:26:53.770" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANTHONY A. YANG"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:03:57.680" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF GERARD J. CEDRONE"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-929.html"><i>Velazquez v. Garland, Att'y Gen.</i>, No. 23-929</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-11-12.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Gerard J. Cedrone, Boston, Mass.  For respondent:  Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Federal immigration law allows the government to grant a "voluntary departure" period of up to 60 days to a noncitizen "of good moral character" who receives an adverse decision in removal proceedings. 8 U.S.C. §1229c(b). If the noncitizen fails to depart during that window, he or she is subject to a civil fine and is ineligible for various forms of immigration relief (like cancellation of removal or adjustment of status) for 10 years. §1229c(d)(1). If, however, the noncitizen "file[s] a post-decision motion to reopen or reconsider during the period allowed for voluntary departure," the penalties for failure to voluntarily depart do not apply. 8 C.F.R. § 1240.26(b)(3)(iii). The question presented is: When a noncitizen's voluntary-departure period ends on a weekend or public holiday, is a motion to reopen filed the next business day sufficient to avoid the penalties for failure to depart?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-929">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-929_9o6b.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-929.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00929qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-929/301555/20241108150509610_23-929%20Petition%20for%20certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-929/309921/20241112104149420_23-929%20BIO.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-929/314349/20241108150855842_23-929%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-929/323195/20240822163344698_Monsalvo%20Velazquez%20--%20Merits%20--%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-929/327072/20240927164556380_23-929bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-929/330370/20241028092547738_Monsalvo%20Velazquez%20--%20Merits%20--%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GERARD J. CEDRONE</p><p>(00:26:53) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANTHONY A. YANG</p><p>(01:03:57) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF GERARD J. CEDRONE</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-929; Argued: 2024-11-12</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Gerard J. Cedrone, Boston, Mass.  For respondent:  Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<itunes:duration>01:07:13</itunes:duration>
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			<title><![CDATA[Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, President of U.S.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-1287; Argued: 2025-11-05]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-1287</link>
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			<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.040" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. D. JOHN SAUER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:15:15.350" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF NEAL K. KATYAL"/>
			<psc:chapter start="02:11:57.870" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF BENJAMIN GUTMAN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="02:34:59.620" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. D. JOHN SAUER"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-1287.html"><i>Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, President of U.S.</i>, No. 24-1287</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-11-05.</p><p></p><p>For federal parties: D. John Sauer, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For private parties: Neal K. Katyal, Washington, D. C. For state parties: Benjamin N. Gutman, Solicitor General, Salem, Ore. VIDED.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq. ("IEEPA") permits the President, upon a valid emergency declaration, to "investigate, block during the pendency of an investigation, regulate, direct and compel, nullify, void, prevent or prohibit, any acquisition, holding, withholding, use, transfer, withdrawal, transportation, importation or exportation of, or dealing in, or exercising any right, power, or privilege with respect to, or transactions involving, any property in which any foreign country or a national thereof has any interest[.]" Id. § l 702(a)(1)(B). Until now, no President in IEEPA's nearly 50-year history has ever invoked it to impose tariffs-let alone the sweeping worldwide tariffs imposed pursuant to the executive orders challenged here. The question presented is: Whether IEEPA authorizes the President to impose tariffs.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-1287">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-1287_097c.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-1287.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-01287qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1287/363370/20250617121408066_No-___Learning_Resources_Petition_For_A_Writ_Of_Certiorari_Before_Judgment.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1287/365424/20250717130752166_24-1287_Learning_Resources_opp_final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1287/368847/20250805104033431_No._24-1287_Reply_Brief_for_Petitioners.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1287/375365/20250919182906186_24-1287ts_Govt_IEEPATariffs_final.pdf">Respondent's Opening Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1287/380046/20251020135152969_No_24-1287_Response_Brief%20and%20Appendix.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-01287/24-01287br.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1287/383153/20251030180246101_24-1287rb_Govt_Tariffs_reply-final.pdf">Respondent's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. D. JOHN SAUER</p><p>(01:15:15) ORAL ARGUMENT OF NEAL K. KATYAL</p><p>(02:11:57) ORAL ARGUMENT OF BENJAMIN GUTMAN</p><p>(02:34:59) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. D. JOHN SAUER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-1287; Argued: 2025-11-05</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For federal parties: D. John Sauer, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For private parties: Neal K. Katyal, Washington, D. C. For state parties: Benjamin N. Gutman, Solicitor General, Salem, Ore. VIDED.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rivers v. Guerrero]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1345; Argued: 2025-03-31]]></description>
			<link>https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1345</link>
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			<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Life of the Law]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.720" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF PETER A. BRULAND"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:40:28.990" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW GUARNIERI"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:40:46.010" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF PETER A. BRULAND"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1345.html"><i>Rivers v. Guerrero</i>, No. 23-1345</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-03-31.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Peter A. Bruland, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Aaron L. Nielson, Solicitor General, Austin, Tex.; and Matthew Guarnieri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for
United States, as amicus curiae.)</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Under the federal habeas statute, a prisoner "always gets one chance to bring a federal habeas challenge to his conviction," Banister v. Davis , 590 U.S. 504, 509 (2020). After that, the stringent gatekeeping requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(2) bar nearly all attempts to file a "second or successive habeas corpus application." Here, petitioner sought to amend his initial habeas application while it was pending on appeal. The Fifth Circuit applied § 2244(b)(2) and rejected the amended filing. The circuits are intractably split on whether § 2244(b)(2) applies to such filings. The Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits hold that § 2244(b)(2) categorically applies to all second-in-time habeas filings made after the district court enters final judgment. The Second Circuit disagrees, applying § 2244(b)(2) only after a petitioner exhausts appellate review of his initial petition. And the Third and Tenth Circuits exempt some second-in-time filings from § 2244(b)(2), depending on whether a prisoner prevails on his initial appeal (Third Circuit) or satisfies a seven-factor test (Tenth Circuit). The question presented is: Whether § 2244(b)(2) applies (i) only to habeas filings made after a prisoner has exhausted appellate review of his first petition, (ii) to all second-in-time habeas filings after final judgment, or (iii) to some second-in-time filings, depending on a prisoner's success on appeal or ability to satisfy a seven-factor test.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1345">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1345_9ol1.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1345.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01345qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1345/315596/20240624160556599_Cert%20Petition_A.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1345/328144/20241014172638735_Rivers%20BIO%20FINAL.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1345/330578/20241029145526350_Rivers%20-%20Cert%20Reply_A.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1345/339797/20250121162402544_23-1345%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner_A.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1345/350864/20250227152906559_23-1345bsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1345/344259/20250220152625809_23-1345%20Brief%20for%20Respondent.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1345/352586/20250320134219631_Rivers%20-%20Reply%20Final.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF PETER A. BRULAND</p><p>(00:40:28) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW GUARNIERI</p><p>(00:40:46) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF PETER A. BRULAND</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-1345; Argued: 2025-03-31</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Peter A. Bruland, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Aaron L. Nielson, Solicitor General, Austin, Tex.; and Matthew Guarnieri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for
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			<title><![CDATA[GEO Group, Inc. v. Menocal]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-758; Argued: 2025-11-10]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.980" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF DOMINIC E. DRAYE"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:44:54.020" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SOPAN JOSHI"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:53:31.350" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF DOMINIC E. DRAYE"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-758.html"><i>GEO Group, Inc. v. Menocal</i>, No. 24-758</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-11-10.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Dominic E. Draye, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Jennifer D. Bennett, San Francisco, Cal.; and Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, the courts of appeals "have jurisdiction of appeals from all final decisions of the district courts." This Court has held that certain orders are immediately appealable under Section 1291 even though they do not terminate the litigation. Such "collateral orders" include orders denying claims of absolute immunity, qualified immunity, and state sovereign immunity. The question presented, which has divided the circuit courts 5-3, is whether an order denying a government contractor's claim of derivative sovereign immunity is immediately appealable under the collateral-order doctrine.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-758">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-758_3f14.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-758.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00758qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-758/337176/20250113154843375_No.%2024-______%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-758/356093/20250421133820724_Menocal.BIO.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-758/358012/20250502140517655_24-758%20Brief%20in%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-758/368554/20250731150752009_24-758%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-758/375567/20250922190811671_24-758%20bsacUS%20%20GEOGroup%20final.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-758/374721/20250915201017854_Menocal.Response%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-758/379722/20251015151252617_24-758%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF DOMINIC E. DRAYE</p><p>(00:44:54) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SOPAN JOSHI</p><p>(00:53:31) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF DOMINIC E. DRAYE</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-758; Argued: 2025-11-10</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Dominic E. Draye, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Jennifer D. Bennett, San Francisco, Cal.; and Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[First Choice Women's Resource Centers v. Platkin]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-781; Argued: Dec 02 2025]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.120" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIN M. HAWLEY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:23:16.050" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF VIVEK SURI"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:36:42.080" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SUNDEEP IYER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:19:11.890" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ERIN M. HAWLEY"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-781.html"><i>First Choice Women's Resource Centers v. Platkin</i>, No. 24-781</a></b></p><p>Argued on Dec 02 2025.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Erin M. Hawley, Washington, D. C.; and Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Sundeep Iyer, Chief Counsel to the Attorney General, Trenton, N. J.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>New Jersey's Attorney General served an investigatory subpoena on First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc., a faith-based pregnancy center, demanding that it turn over most of its donors' names. First Choice challenged the Subpoena under 42 U.S.C. 1983 in federal court, and the Attorney General filed a subsequent suit to enforce it in state court. The state court granted the Attorney General's motion to enforce the Subpoena but expressly did not decide First Choice's federal constitutional challenges. The Attorney General then moved in state court to sanction First Choice. Meanwhile, the district court held that First Choice's constitutional claims were not ripe in federal court. The Third Circuit affirmed in a divided per curiam decision. Judge Bibas would have held the action ripe as indistinguishable from . Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Banta , 594 U.S. 595, 618-19 (2021). But the majority concluded First Choice's claims were not yet ripe because First Choice could litigate its constitutional claims in state court. In doing so, the majority followed the rule of the Fifth Circuit and split from the Ninth Circuit. It did not address the likely loss of a federal forum once the state court rules on the federal constitutional issues. The question presented is: Where the subject of a state investigatory demand has established a reasonably objective chill of its First Amendment rights, is a federal court in a first-filed action deprived of jurisdiction because those rights must be adjudicated in state court?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-781">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-781_f2bh.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-781.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00781qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-781/339705/20250121112546465_USSC%20Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-781/348452/20250224131329265_24-781BriefInOpposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-781/351746/20250311114705517_24-781%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-781/370333/20250821124925722_24-781%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-781/373089/20250828145641364_24-781%20tsamicus%20UnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-781/379593/20251014170722015_24-781BriefForRespondent.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-781/384467/20251114104629030_24-781%20Reply%20Brief_Corrected.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIN M. HAWLEY</p><p>(00:23:16) ORAL ARGUMENT OF VIVEK SURI</p><p>(00:36:42) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SUNDEEP IYER</p><p>(01:19:11) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ERIN M. HAWLEY</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-781; Argued: Dec 02 2025</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Erin M. Hawley, Washington, D. C.; and Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Sundeep Iyer, Chief Counsel to the Attorney General, Trenton, N. J.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1275; Argued: 2025-04-02]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.780" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOHN J. BURSCH"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:35:36.000" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF KYLE D. HAWKINS"/>
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			<psc:chapter start="01:31:08.220" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JOHN J. BURSCH"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1275.html"><i>Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic</i>, No. 23-1275</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-04-02.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: John J. Bursch, Washington, D. C.; and Kyle D. Hawkins, Counselor to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondents: Nicole A. Saharsky, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>More than 30 years ago, this Court first applied what would become known as the "Blessing factors," holding that a Medicaid Act provision created a privately enforceable right to certain reimbursement rates . Wilder v. Va. Hosp. Ass'n , 496 U.S. 498, 509-10 (1990). Later, the Court distilled from Wilder a multi-factor test for deciding whether a "statutory provision gives rise to a federal right" privately enforceable under Section 1983. Blessing v. Freestone , 520 U.S. 329, 340 (1997). Five years later, though, the Court disparaged Blessing 's test while clarifying that only "an unambiguously conferred right is enforceable by § 1983." Gonzaga University v. Doe , 536 U.S. 273, 282 (2002). Then, in Health & Hospital Corp. of Marion County v. Talevski, 599 U.S. 166, 180 (2023), the Court doubled down on Gonzaga 's "demanding bar." The Court did not apply Blessing or Wilder in Talevski , but it did not overrule them either. After the Court GVR'd this case in light of Talevski , the Fourth Circuit applied Wilder and Blessing again and reaffirmed its prior opinions, maintaining a 5-2 circuit split over the first question presented and a 3-1 circuit split over the proper reading of O'Bannon v. Town Court Nursing Center , 447 U.S. 773 (1980), which frames the second question. Those questions are: 1. Whether the Medicaid Act's any-qualified-provider provision unambiguously confers a private right upon a Medicaid beneficiary to choose a specific provider. 2. What is the scope of a Medicaid beneficiary's alleged right to choose a provider that a state has deemed disqualified?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1275">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1275_0pl1.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1275.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01275qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1275/314134/20240603115351724_2024.06.03%20USSC%20Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1275/323495/20240827142643820_Kerr%20v%20PPSAT%20-%20Brief%20in%20Oppposition%20PDFA.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1275/325655/20240911113202623_23-1275%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1275/341725/20250203121003568_23-1275%20Brief%20for%20the%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1275/342428/20250210202034617_23-1275tsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1275/351315/20250305145751791_23-1275%20bs%20-%20Response%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1275/352784/20250324104442253_23-1275%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOHN J. BURSCH</p><p>(00:35:36) ORAL ARGUMENT OF KYLE D. HAWKINS</p><p>(00:53:58) ORAL ARGUMENT OF NICOLE A. SAHARSKY</p><p>(01:31:08) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JOHN J. BURSCH</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-1275; Argued: 2025-04-02</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: John J. Bursch, Washington, D. C.; and Kyle D. Hawkins, Counselor to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondents: Nicole A. Saharsky, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Martin v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-362; Argued: 2025-04-29]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.120" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF PATRICK M. JAICOMO"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:22:08.500" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF FREDERICK LIU"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:39:34.850" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF CHRISTOPHER E. MILLS,"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:46:49.910" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF PATRICK M. JAICOMO"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-362.html"><i>Martin v. United States</i>, No. 24-362</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-04-29.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Patrick M. Jaicomo, Arlington, Va.  For respondents: Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of judgment
below on Question 1: Christopher E. Mills, Charleston, S. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Petitioners are the innocent victims of a wrong-house raid conducted by an FBI SWAT team in Atlanta, Georgia. Seeking a remedy for torts committed against them, Petitioners brought a cause of action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act. In its opinion below, the Eleventh Circuit held that all of Petitioners' FTCA claims are barred by sovereign immunity supplied either through the Constitution's Supremacy Clause or the FTCA's discretionary-function exception. In one or more ways, the opinion below conflicts with decisions from every other circuit. The questions presented are: 1. Whether the Constitution's Supremacy Clause bars claims under the FTCA-a federal statute enacted by Congress-when the negligent or wrongful acts of federal employees "have some nexus with furthering federal policy and can reasonably be characterized as complying with the full range of federal law." Pet. App. 17a (quotation omitted). 2. Whether the FTCA's discretionary-function exception bars claims for torts arising from wrong-house raids and similar negligent or wrongful acts by federal employees LOWER COURT CASE NUMBER: 23-10062
GRANTED LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1) WHETHER THE CONSTITUTION ’ S SUPREMACY CLAUSE BARS CLAIMS UNDER THE FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT WHEN THE NEGLIGENT OR WRONGFUL ACTS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HAVE SOME NEXUS WITH FURTHERING FEDERAL POLICY AND CAN REASONABLY BE CHARACTERIZED AS COMPLYING WITH THE FULL RANGE OF FEDERAL LAW. 2) WHETHER THE DISCRETIONARY-FUNCTION EXCEPTION IS CATEGORICALLY INAPPLICABLE TO CLAIMS ARISING UNDER THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PROVISO TO THE INTENTIONAL TORTS EXCEPTION. EXPEDITED BRIEFING. CHRISTOPHER MILLS, ESQUIRE, OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, IS INVITED TO BRIEF AND ARGUE THIS CASE, AS AMICUS CURIAE , IN SUPPORT OF THE JUDGMENT BELOW AS TO THE FIRST QUESTION IDENTIFIED IN THE ORDER GRANTING THE PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI. CERT. GRANTED 1/27/</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/24-362">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-362_8njq.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-362.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00362qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-362/326999/20240927110840747_Martin%20v.%20United%20States%20-%20Petition%20for%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-362/334577/20241206174415953_24-362_Martin_opp.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-362/335666/20241220101215666_Martin%20v.%20United%20States%20-%20Reply%20Brief%20in%20Support%20of%20Cert%20Petition-%20FINAL.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-362/351456/20250307121332188_Martin%20v.%20United%20States%20Petitioners%20Merits%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-362/354570/20250401212308544_Martin_040125.2.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-362/356206/20250422120629032_Martin%20v.%20United%20States%20Petitioners%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF PATRICK M. JAICOMO</p><p>(00:22:08) ORAL ARGUMENT OF FREDERICK LIU</p><p>(00:39:34) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CHRISTOPHER E. MILLS,</p><p>(00:46:49) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF PATRICK M. JAICOMO</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-362; Argued: 2025-04-29</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Patrick M. Jaicomo, Arlington, Va.  For respondents: Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of judgment
below on Question 1: Christopher E. Mills, Charleston, S. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hamm v. Smith]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-872; Argued: Dec 10 2025]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.220" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ROBERT M. OVERING"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:43:02.960" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF HARRY GRAVER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:19:40.840" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SETH P. WAXMAN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:59:46.410" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ROBERT M. OVERING"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-872.html"><i>Hamm v. Smith</i>, No. 24-872</a></b></p><p>Argued on Dec 10 2025.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Robert M. Overing, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Montgomery, Ala.; and Harry Graver, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Like most States, Alabama requires that offenders prove an IQ of 70 or less to satisfy the intellectual-functioning prong of Atkins v. Virginia . This case was not close: Smith scored 75, 74, 72, 78, and 74 on five full-scale IQ tests. There is no way to conclude from these five numbers that Smith's true IQ is likely to be 70 or below. So the courts below required Smith to prove only that his IQ " could be " 70 and required the State to bring evidence "strong enough" to "foreclose" and "rule out the possibility" of intellectual disability. The first question presented is: 1. Whether, under a proper application of Atkins , a State can require a claimant to prove an IQ of 70 or less by a preponderance of the evidence. Evaluating multiple IQ scores is "complicated," and "this Court has not specified how" to do it. In the State's view, five scores are more accurate than one, and there are ways to account for that fact. The courts below disagree. The district court relied on Smith's 72 ± 3 to find that his IQ "could be" 69. On remand, the Eleventh Circuit's "holistic approach" asked whether Smith had scores of "about" 75 or less. Counting four out of five scores between 72 and 75, the court found "consistent evidence" that Smith "may" qualify as mildly disabled. Thus, the court "followed the law's requirement," in its view, to "move on" to Smith's adaptive deficits. The second question presented is: 2. Whether courts evaluating multiple IQ scores must find that every valid score of "about" 75 or less supports an Atkins claim.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-872">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-872_3e04.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-872.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00872qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-872/342591/20250212131357854_2025.02.12%20--%20Hamm%20v.%20Smith%20Cert%20Petition%20FINAL.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-872/355817/20250416175916793_BIO%20II%20Final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-872/358192/20250506140819146_Hamm%20v.%20Smith%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-872/352303/20250317173528073_Hamm_v._Smith_Amicus%20Br_final.pdf">Cert. Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-872/368815/20250804172252232_2025.08.04%20-%20Hamm%20v.%20Smith%20Merits%20Br.%20FINAL.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-872/369406/20250811162544896_24-872%20--%20Hamm%20v%20Smith.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-872/374951/20250917175952076_24-872%20bs.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-872/379925/20251017141726301_2025.10.17%20--%20Hamm%20v.%20Smith%20Reply%20Br.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ROBERT M. OVERING</p><p>(00:43:02) ORAL ARGUMENT OF HARRY GRAVER</p><p>(01:19:40) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SETH P. WAXMAN</p><p>(01:59:46) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ROBERT M. OVERING</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-872; Argued: Dec 10 2025</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Robert M. Overing, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Montgomery, Ala.; and Harry Graver, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wolford v. Lopez]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-1046; Argued: 01/20/26]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.660" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ALAN A. BECK"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:32:07.340" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SARAH M. HARRIS,"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-1046.html"><i>Wolford v. Lopez</i>, No. 24-1046</a></b></p><p>Argued on 01/20/26.</p><p></p><p>undefined</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen , 597 U.S. 1, 33 (2022), holds that "the Second Amendment guarantees a general right to public carry" of arms, meaning ordinary, law-abiding citizens may "'bear' arms in public for self-defense." In this case, the Ninth Circuit sustained a Hawaii law that makes it a crime for a concealed carry permit holder to carry a handgun on private property unless he has been "given express authorization to carry a firearm on the property by the owner, lessee, operator, or manager of the property." H.R.S. § 134-9.5. That holding is in acknowledged direct conflict with the Second Circuit's holding in Antonyuk v. James , 120 F.4th 941 (2d Cir. 2024), a decision that struck down an identical State law in the same procedural posture as this case. The Ninth Circuit also sustained a multitude of other location bans on carry by permit holders, relying solely on post-Reconstruction Era and later laws. That doctrinal approach is in direct conflict with the Third Circuit's decision in Lara v. Commissioner Pennsylvania State Police , 125 F.4th 428 (3d Cir. 2025), the Fifth Circuit's decision in United States v. Connelly , 117 F.4th 269 (5th Cir. 2024), the Eighth Circuit's decision in Worth v. Jacobson , 108 F.4th 677 (8th Cir. 2024), and, most recently, the Eleventh Circuit's en banc decision in NRA v. Bondi , No. 21- 12314, 2025 WL 815734 at *5 (11th Cir. March 14,2025) (en banc), all of which hold that primary focus must be on Founding generation laws and tradition in applying the text, history and tradition test Bruen mandates. The questions presented are: 1. Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in holding, in direct conflict with the Second Circuit, that Hawaii may presumptively prohibit the carry of handguns by licensed concealed carry permit holders on private property open to the public unless the property owner affirmatively gives express permission to the handgun carrier? 2. Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in solely relying on post-Reconstruction Era and later laws in applying Bruen 's text, history and tradition test in direct conflict with the holdings of the Third, Fifth, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-1046">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-1046_7l48.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-1046.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-01046qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1046/354535/20250401142124829_24-%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1046/362296/20250604142621606_Wolford%20BIO%20-%20Final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1046/363285/20250616141021290_24-1046%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1046/374711/20250915172523840_24-1046%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1046/375551/20250922171021853_09.22%20Wolford%20response%20brief_final.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1046/391350/20260109180416778_24-1046%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ALAN A. BECK</p><p>(00:32:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SARAH M. HARRIS,</p><p>(01:06:32) ORAL ARGUMENT OF NEAL K. KATYAL</p><p>(01:49:49) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ALAN A. BECK</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[OK Charter School Board v. Drummond]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-394; Argued: 2025-04-30]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-394.html"><i>OK Charter School Board v. Drummond</i>, No. 24-394</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-04-30.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners in 24-394: James A. Campbell, Lansdowne, Va.  For petitioner in 24-396: Michael H. McGinley, Washington, D. C.  For United States, as amicus curiae: D. John Sauer, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Gregory G. Garre, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>This Court has "repeatedly held that a State violates the Free Exercise Clause when it excludes religious observers from otherwise available public benefits." Carson as next friend of O. C. v. Makin , 596 U.S. 767, 778 (2022). Three times, the Court has applied that principle to strike down "state efforts to withhold otherwise available public benefits from religious organizations." Id . at 778-79 (citing Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer , 582 U.S. 449 (2017); Espinoza v. Mont. Dep't of Revenue , 591 U.S. 464 (2020)). Contrary to those precedents, the Oklahoma Supreme Court held that a state can exclude privately owned and operated religious charter schools from its charter-school program by enforcing state-law bans on "sectarian" and religiously affiliated charter schools. The court also held that a charter school engages in state action for constitutional purposes when it contracts with the state to provide publicly funded education. These rulings implicate an entrenched circuit split and present two questions for review: 1. Whether the academic and pedagogical choices of a privately owned and run school constitute state action simply because it contracts with the state to offer a free educational option for interested students. 2. Whether a state violates the Free Exercise Clause by excluding privately run religious schools from the state's charter-school program solely because the schools are religious, or whether a state can justify such an exclusion by invoking anti-establishment interests that go further than the Establishment Clause requires.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/24-394">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-394_fd9g.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-394.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00394qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-394/327634/20241007120954967_USSC%20Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-394/334661/20241209162142824_Board%20BIO%20MAIN%20E%20FILE%20Dec%209%2024.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-394/335809/20241223111947343_24-394%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-394/351240/20250305110401855_24-394%20Brief%20for%20Petitioners.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-394/354449/20250331153254084_2025-03-31%20Nos.%2024-394%2024-396%20St.%20Isidore%20-%20Respondent%20Merits%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-394/356083/20250421111247727_24-394%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:08) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JAMES A. CAMPBELL</p><p>(00:37:18) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL H. McGINLEY</p><p>(00:58:19) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. D. JOHN SAUER</p><p>(01:17:41) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GREGORY G. GARRE</p><p>(02:08:53) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL H. McGINLEY</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:summary>For petitioners in 24-394: James A. Campbell, Lansdowne, Va.  For petitioner in 24-396: Michael H. McGinley, Washington, D. C.  For United States, as amicus curiae: D. John Sauer, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Gregory G. Garre, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[West Virginia v. B. P. J.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-43; Argued: Jan 13 2026]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-43.html"><i>West Virginia v. B. P. J.</i>, No. 24-43</a></b></p><p>Argued on Jan 13 2026.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Michael R. Williams, Solicitor General, Charleston, W. Va.; and Hashim M. Mooppan, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Joshua A. Block, New York, N. Y.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Like everywhere else, West Virginia schools offer separate sports teams for boys and girls. The West Virginia Legislature concluded that biological boys should compete on boys' and co-ed teams but not girls' teams. This separation made sense, the Legislature found, because of the "inherent physical differences between biological males and biological females." A parent sued on behalf of her child, B.P.J., arguing that the State must allow biological boys who identify as girls to compete on girls' teams. After extensive discovery, the district court disagreed, entering summary judgment for the State on claims under the Equal Protection Clause and Title IX. Yet a divided Fourth Circuit panel granted an injunction pending appeal. B.P.J. then beat and displaced hundreds of girls in track and field. Ultimately, the same divided panel ruled in B.P.J.'s favor on the Title IX claim and vacated the district court's judgment for the defendants on the equal-protection claim. Judge Agee dissented, criticizing the majority for "inappropriately expand[ing] the scope of the Equal Protection Clause and upend[ing] the essence of Title IX." App.44a. He hoped this Court would "take the opportunity with all deliberate speed to resolve these questions of national importance." App.74a The questions presented are: 1. Whether Title IX prevents a state from consistently designating girls' and boys' sports teams based on biological sex determined at birth. 2. Whether the Equal Protection Clause prevents a state from offering separate boys' and girls' sports teams based on biological sex determined at birth.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-43">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-43_n6io.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-43.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00043qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-43/316794/20240711112756059_7.11%20BPJ%20Petition%20final.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-43/328334/20241015161418216_24-43BriefInOpposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-43/330554/20241029132645644_BPJ%20Pets%20Cert%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-43/363722/20250623141402813_BPJ%20Supplemental%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-43/375295/20250919151930382_24-38_24-43_Hecox_BPJ_US_tsac.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-43/384127/20251110174312657_B.P.J.%20Respondent%20Brief%20Final.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-43/386959/20251210120907477_West%20Virginia%20v%20BPJ%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL R. WILLIAMS</p><p>(00:30:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF HASHIM M. MOOPPAN.</p><p>(00:47:32) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOSHUA A. BLOCK</p><p>(01:19:10) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL R. WILLIAMS</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Michael R. Williams, Solicitor General, Charleston, W. Va.; and Hashim M. Mooppan, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Joshua A. Block, New York, N. Y.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Olivier v. City of Brandon]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-993; Argued: Dec 03 2025]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-993.html"><i>Olivier v. City of Brandon</i>, No. 24-993</a></b></p><p>Argued on Dec 03 2025.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Allyson N. Ho, Dallas, Tex. For United States, as amicus curiae: Ashley Robertson, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: G. Todd Butler, Flowood, Miss.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Gabriel Olivier is a Christian who feels called to share the gospel with his fellow citizens. After being arrested and fined for violating an ordinance targeting "protests" outside a public amphitheater, Olivier brought a § 1983 suit under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to declare the ordinance unconstitutional and enjoin its enforcement against him in the future. The Fifth Circuit, applying its precedent construing this Court's decision in Heck v. Humphrey , 512 U.S. 477 (1994), held that Olivier's prior conviction barred his § 1983 suit because even the prospective relief it seeks would necessarily undermine his prior conviction. The Fifth Circuit acknowledged the "friction" between its decision and those of this Court and other circuits. Over vigorous dissents, the Fifth Circuit denied rehearing en banc by one vote. The questions presented are: 1. Whether, as the Fifth Circuit holds in conflict with the Ninth and Tenth Circuits, this Court's decision in Heck v. Humphrey bars § 1983 claims seeking purely prospective relief where the plaintiff has been punished before under the law challenged as unconstitutional. 2. Whether, as the Fifth Circuit and at least four others hold in conflict with five other circuits, Heck v. Humphrey bars § 1983 claims by plaintiffs even where they never had access to federal habeas relief.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-993">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-993_1a7d.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-993.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00993qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-993/352124/20250314105723965_Olivier%20Cert.%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-993/359876/20250529123643181_24-963%20Final%20Response%20to%20Oliviers%20Petition%20for%20Cert.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-993/362161/20250603102502052_Olivier%20--%20Cert%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-993/373370/20250902154248179_2025.09.02%20-%20Olivier%20Merits%20Blue%20Brief%20-%20No%2024-993.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-993/379852/20251016172012635_RepBriefOliviervBrandon24993.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-993/384739/20251117133627542_2025.11.17%20-%20Olivier%20-%20Merits%20Reply%20Brief%20To%20File%20-%2024-993.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ALLYSON N. HO</p><p>(00:37:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ASHLEY ROBERTSON</p><p>(00:54:26) ORAL ARGUMENT OF G. TODD BUTLER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-993; Argued: Dec 03 2025</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Allyson N. Ho, Dallas, Tex. For United States, as amicus curiae: Ashley Robertson, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: G. Todd Butler, Flowood, Miss.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hewitt v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1002; Argued: 2025-01-13]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.790" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL B. KIMBERLY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:28:52.460" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MASHA G. HANSFORD"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:51:48.010" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL H. McGINLEY,"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:27:20.670" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL B. KIMBERLY"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1002.html"><i>Hewitt v. United States</i>, No. 23-1002</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-01-13.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Michael B. Kimberly, Washington, D. C.  For respondent in support of petitioners: Masha G. Hansford, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of judgment below: Michael H. McGinley, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The First Step Act (FSA) significantly reduced the mandatory minimum sentences for several federal drug and firearm offenses. First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115- 391, §§ 401, 403, 132 Stat. 5194, 5220-5222. Sections 401 and 403 apply to offenses committed after the FSA's enactment on December 21, 2018, and to "any offense that was committed before the date of enactment * * * if a sentence for the offense has not been imposed as of such date of enactment." FSA§§ 401(c), 403(b). There is an acknowledged split between the Third, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits, on the one hand; and the Fifth and Sixth Circuits, on the other hand, on the question whether sections 401(c) and 403(b) apply when a pre-enactment sentence is vacated and the court must impose a new post-enactment sentence. The question presented accordingly is as follows: Whether the First Step Act's sentencing reduction provisions apply to a defendant originally sentenced before the FSA's enactment when that original sentence is judicially vacated and the defendant is resentenced to a new term of imprisonment after the FSA's enactment.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1002">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1002_o7jp.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1002.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01002qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1002/302719/20240308161623692_Hewitt.cert.petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1002/311860/20240529135803011_23-1002%2023-1150%20HewittDuffeyRossFinal.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1002/314183/20240603144151035_Hewitt.reply.brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1002/326082/20240916164041856_Hewitt%20merits%20brief%20FINAL.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1002/326089/20240916165721510_23-1002tsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1002/335317/20241216190516291_23-1002rbUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL B. KIMBERLY</p><p>(00:28:52) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MASHA G. HANSFORD</p><p>(00:51:48) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL H. McGINLEY,</p><p>(01:27:20) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL B. KIMBERLY</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-1002; Argued: 2025-01-13</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Michael B. Kimberly, Washington, D. C.  For respondent in support of petitioners: Masha G. Hansford, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of judgment below: Michael H. McGinley, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[NRSC v. FEC]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-621; Argued: Dec 09 2025]]></description>
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			<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.750" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF NOEL J. FRANCISCO"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:46:29.500" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SARAH M. HARRIS"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:17:27.330" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ROMAN MARTINEZ"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:42:29.710" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MARC E. ELIAS"/>
			<psc:chapter start="02:07:33.950" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF NOEL J. FRANCISCO"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-621.html"><i>NRSC v. FEC</i>, No. 24-621</a></b></p><p>Argued on Dec 09 2025.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Noel J. Francisco, Washington, D. C. For respondents in support of petitioners: Sarah M. Harris, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of judgment below: Roman Martinez, Washington, D. C. For intervenors: Marc E. Elias, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>A political party exists to get its candidates elected. Yet Congress has severely restricted how much parties can spend on their own campaign advertising if done in cooperation with those very candidates. 52 U.S.C. § 30116(d). In an opinion by Chief Judge Sutton, a 10-judge majority of the en banc Sixth Circuit agreed that these so-called "coordinated party expenditure limits" stand in serious tension with recent First Amendment doctrine. App.10a-15a. It nevertheless upheld them as constitutional, both on their face and as applied to coordinated political advertising ("party coordinated communications"), believing the case to be controlled by FEC v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee , 533 U.S. 431 (2001) ( Colorado II ). In doing so, the majority acknowledged that in the 23 years since Colorado II , this Court "has tightened the free-speech restrictions on campaign finance regulation," that "tension has emerged between the reasoning of Colorado II and the reasoning of later decisions of the Court," and that relevant facts have "changed, most notably with 2014 amendments" to the limits and "the rise of unlimited spending by political action committees." App.3a-4a, 11a. But it thought "any new assessment of the validity of the limits" remained this Court's "province, not ours." App.14a-15a. The question presented is: Whether the limits on coordinated party expenditures in 52 U.S.C. § 30116 violate the First Amendment, either on their face or as applied to party spending in connection with "party coordinated communications" as defined in 11 C.F.R. § 109.37.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-621">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-621_d1pf.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-621.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00621qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-621/333312/20241204134722325_NRSC%20v.%20FEC%20Cert%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-621/359134/20250519155738355_24-621certresponse.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-621/362020/20250530134740265_24-621%20cert%20rb.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-621/370377/20250821144809824_24-621%20NRSC%20v.%20FEC%20Merits%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-621/359134/20250519155738355_24-621certresponse.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-621/380938/20251029115714617_24-621%20NRSC%20v.%20FEC%20Merits%20Reply.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF NOEL J. FRANCISCO</p><p>(00:46:29) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SARAH M. HARRIS</p><p>(01:17:27) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ROMAN MARTINEZ</p><p>(01:42:29) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MARC E. ELIAS</p><p>(02:07:33) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF NOEL J. FRANCISCO</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Noel J. Francisco, Washington, D. C. For respondents in support of petitioners: Sarah M. Harris, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of judgment below: Roman Martinez, Washington, D. C. For intervenors: Marc E. Elias, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[M & K Employee Solutions v. Trustees of the IAM Pension Fund]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1209; Argued: 01/20/26]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:09.360" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL E. KENNEALLY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:30:22.750" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOHN E. ROBERTS"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1209.html"><i>M & K Employee Solutions v. Trustees of the IAM Pension Fund</i>, No. 23-1209</a></b></p><p>Argued on 01/20/26.</p><p></p><p>undefined</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Employee Retirement Income Security Act imposes "withdrawal liability" when an employer withdraws from an underfunded multiemployer pension plan. This withdrawal liabilty covers the employer's share of the plan's underfunding. Because a plan's amount of underfunding hinges on projections about its projected liabilities and assets decades into the future, withdrawal liability computations are partly a product of actuarial assumptions about anticipated interest rates and other predictions. Withdrawal liability must be computed "as of the end of the plan year preceding the plan year in which the employer withdraws." E.g., 29 U.S.C. 1391(b)(2)(E)(i). The question presented is: Whether 29 U.S.C. 1391's instruction to compute withdrawal liability "as of the end of the plan year" requires the plan to base the computation on the actuarial assumptions to which its actuary subscribed at the end of the year, or allows the plan to use different actuarial assumptions that were adopted after the end of the year . LOWER COURT CASE NUMBER: 22-7157, 22-7158, 23-7028
THE PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI IS GRANTED LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: WHETHER 29 U. S. C. § 1391 ’ S INSTRUCTION TO COMPUTE WITHDRAWAL LIABILITY “ AS OF THE END OF THE PLAN YEAR ” REQUIRES THE PLAN TO BASE THE COMPUTATION ON THE ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS TO WHICH ITS ACTUARY SUBSCRIBED AT THE END OF THE YEAR, OR ALLOWS THE PLAN TO USE DIFFERENT ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS THAT WERE ADOPTED AFTER THE END OF THE YEAR. Order of July 3, 2025: The order granting the petition for a writ of certiorari is amended as follows. THE PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI IS GRANTED LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: WHETHER 29 U. S. C. §1391’ S INSTRUCTION TO COMPUTE WITHDRAWAL LIABILITY “ AS OF THE END OF THE PLAN YEAR ” REQUIRES THE PLAN TO BASE THE COMPUTATION ON THE ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS MOST RECENTLY ADOPTED BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, OR ALLOWS THE PLAN TO USE DIFFERENT ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS THAT WERE ADOPTED AFTER, BUT BASED ON INFORMATION AVAILABLE AS OF, THE END OF THE YEAR. CERT. GRANTED 6/30/</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/23-1209">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/23-1209_1qm2.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1209.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01209qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1209/309455/20240509141333296_01%20Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1209/317961/20240712144721402_23-1209_Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1209/321302/20240731143520419_Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1209/362757/20250610140758604_M%20and%20K%20-%20Supplemental%20Brief%20for%20the%20Petitioners.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1209/362580/20250606165301801_23-1209%20Supplemental%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1209/384392/20251113135732825_Reply%20Brief%20for%20the%20Petitioners.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:09) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL E. KENNEALLY</p><p>(00:30:22) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOHN E. ROBERTS</p><p>(00:46:16) ORAL ARGUMENT OF KEVIN J. BARBER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Little v. Hecox]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-38; Argued: Jan 13 2026]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:04.970" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ALAN M. HURST"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:40:59.000" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF HASHIM M. MOOPPAN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:07:15.920" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF KATHLEEN R. HARTNETT"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-38.html"><i>Little v. Hecox</i>, No. 24-38</a></b></p><p>Argued on Jan 13 2026.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Alan M. Hurst, Solicitor General, Boise, Idaho; and Hashim M. Mooppan, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Kathleen R. Hartnett, San Francisco, Cal.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Women and girls have overcome decades of discrimination to achieve a more equal playing field in many arenas of American life-including sports. Yet in some competitions, female athletes have become bystanders in their own sports as male athletes who identify as female have taken the place of their female competitors-on the field and on the winners' podium. The Idaho Legislature addressed that injustice by enacting the Fairness in Women's Sports Act, which ensures that women and girls do not have to compete against men and boys no matter how those men and boys identify. The Act-one of 25 such state laws around the country-is consistent with longstanding government policies preserving women's and girls' sports due to the "average real differences" between the sexes. Clark ex rel. Clark v. Ariz. Interscholastic Ass'n, 695 F.2d 1126, 1131 (9th Cir. 1982). Breaking with this Court's precedents, its own caselaw, other circuit decisions, and biological reality, the Ninth Circuit panel here upheld an injunction against the Act because it prevents "transgender women and girls"-meaning males who identify as women and girls-from competing in "women's student athletics." App.4a-5a. The question presented is: Whether laws that seek to protect women's and girls' sports by limiting participation to women and girls based on sex violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-38">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-38_n75p.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-38.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00038qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-38/317849/20240711163446892_Hecox%20v.%20Little%20Certiorari%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-38/328327/20241015160530072_24-38BriefInOpposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-38/330547/20241029131104751_Hecox%20Cert%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-38/363712/20250623132559480_Hecox%20Supplemental%20Brief%20of%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-38/375289/20250919151425341_24-38_24-43_Hecox_BPJ_US_tsac.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-38/384129/20251110175630987_Hecox%20Respondents%20Brief%20Final.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-38/387020/20251210165101064_Hecox%20Merits%20Reply.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:04) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ALAN M. HURST</p><p>(00:40:59) ORAL ARGUMENT OF HASHIM M. MOOPPAN</p><p>(01:07:15) ORAL ARGUMENT OF KATHLEEN R. HARTNETT</p><p>(01:49:51) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ALAN M. HURST</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-38; Argued: Jan 13 2026</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Alan M. Hurst, Solicitor General, Boise, Idaho; and Hashim M. Mooppan, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Kathleen R. Hartnett, San Francisco, Cal.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Galette v. NJ Transit Corp.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-1021; Argued: Jan 14 2026]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.560" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL ZUCKERMAN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:36:01.130" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL B. KIMBERLY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:06:44.260" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL ZUCKERMAN"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-1021.html"><i>Galette v. NJ Transit Corp.</i>, No. 24-1021</a></b></p><p>Argued on Jan 14 2026.</p><p></p><p>For New Jersey Transit Corporation, et al.: Michael Zuckerman, Deputy Solicitor General, Trenton, N. J. For Galette and Colt, et al.: Michael B. Kimberly, Washington, D. C. VIDED.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether the New Jersey Transit Corporation is entitled to interstate sovereign immunity under the Federal Constitution, as held by the highest court of Pennsylvania in square conflict with the highest court of New York.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-1021">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-1021_g314.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-1021.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-01021qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1021/352520/20250321140049005_Galette%20Cert%20Petition%20--%20replacement.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1021/355651/20250415155610780_2025%200415%20Galette%20Response.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1021/356108/20250421144813135_2025%2004%2021%20Cert%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1021/373617/20250903194648723_24-1021-24-1113BriefForTheNewJerseyTransitPetitioners.pdf">Petitioner's Opening Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1021/362689/20250609163743077_Galette%20--%20Cert%20Supplemental.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1021/355651/20250415155610780_2025%200415%20Galette%20Response.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1021/387291/20251212170951397_Nos.%2024-1021%2024-1113%20NJT%20Reply.pdf">Respondent's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL ZUCKERMAN</p><p>(00:36:01) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL B. KIMBERLY</p><p>(01:06:44) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL ZUCKERMAN</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-1021; Argued: Jan 14 2026</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For New Jersey Transit Corporation, et al.: Michael Zuckerman, Deputy Solicitor General, Trenton, N. J. For Galette and Colt, et al.: Michael B. Kimberly, Washington, D. C. VIDED.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Coney Island Auto Parts, Inc. v. Burton]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-808; Argued: 2025-11-04]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.010" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF DANIEL GINZBURG"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:18:18.370" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:33:11.840" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF DANIEL GINZBURG"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-808.html"><i>Coney Island Auto Parts, Inc. v. Burton</i>, No. 24-808</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-11-04.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Daniel Ginzburg, Freehold, N. J. For respondent: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Well-settled legal principles dictate that a judgment entered in the absence of personal jurisdiction is void. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(4) authorizes federal courts to vacate a judgment when it is void. A motion seeking vacatur, however, "must be made within a reasonable time." Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(c)(1). Each of the United States Courts of Appeals other than the Sixth Circuit holds that there is effectively no time limit for moving to vacate a judgment, notwithstanding Rule 60(c)(1)'s "reasonable time" requirement, when the judgment is obtained in the absence of personal jurisdiction. The common thinking among these circuits is that a judgment entered without personal jurisdiction is void ab initio. The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is the sole outlier. In this case, it held that Rule 60(c)(1) governs the timing of a motion seeking vacatur of a void judgment pursuant to Rule 60(b)(4). The question presented is: Whether Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(c)(1) imposes any time limit to set aside a void default judgment for lack of personal jurisdiction.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-808">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-808_k53l.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-808.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00808qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-808/332663/20250123121951788_CORRECTED%20Application%20for%20Writ%20of%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-808/357636/20250429113842525_Burton%20BIO.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-808/358661/20250513103552654_REPLY%20BRIEF.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-808/368846/20250805102358096_8.5.25%20MERITS%20BRIEF.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-808/375151/20250919105222250_Burton%20-%20Respondent%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-808/379972/20251017164724218_REPLY%20BRIEF.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF DANIEL GINZBURG</p><p>(00:18:18) ORAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT</p><p>(00:33:11) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF DANIEL GINZBURG</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Feliciano v. Dept. of Transportation]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-861; Argued: 2024-12-09]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:36:08.160" title="ORAL ARGUMENT BY NICOLE F. REAVES"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:08:22.620" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ANDREW T. TUTT"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-861.html"><i>Feliciano v. Dept. of Transportation</i>, No. 23-861</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2024-12-09.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Andrew T. Tutt, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Nicole F. Reaves, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>This case presents a question of critical importance to hundreds of thousands of Americans who serve their country both as federal civilian employees and members of the Armed Services' reserve components. Congress enacted the differential pay statute, 5 U.S.C. § 5538, to eliminate the financial burden that reservists face when called to active duty at pay rates below their federal civilian salaries. To ensure that these reservists suffer no financial penalty for active-duty service, the differential pay statute requires that the government make up the difference. Federal civilian employees are entitled to differential pay when performing active duty "pursuant to a call or order to active duty under * * * a provision of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10." That section, Section 101(a)(13)(B), enumerates several statutory authorities and includes a catchall provision: "any other provision of law during a war or during a national emergency declared by the President or Congress." Recently, in a decision that departed from settled understandings of this language, the Federal Circuit held that reservists relying on Section 101(a)(13)(B)'s catchall provision to claim differential pay must show that they were "directly called to serve in a contingency operation." Adams v. DHS , 3 F.4th 1375, 1379 (Fed. Cir. 2021). Under that demanding, fact-intensive standard, the Federal Circuit has rejected claims for differential pay even by reservists like petitioner whose activation orders expressly invoked a presidential emergency declaration. The question presented is: Whether a federal civilian employee called or ordered to active duty under a provision of law during a national emergency is entitled to differential pay even if the duty is not directly connected to the national emergency.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-861">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-861_0n13.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-861.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-00861qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-861/300147/20240208161649543_Feliciano%20-%20FINAL%20Petition%2002-08-24%20rtf.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-861/309707/20240513165039263_23-861_Feliciano_f.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-861/311695/20240524153507445_116717_brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-861/322750/20240819120606869_Feliciano%20-%20Merits%20Brief%20and%20Statutory%20Addendum%20Combined%20-%20RTF.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-861/327080/20240927183706485_23-861bsUnitedStates_f.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-861/330433/20241028144938898_Feliciano%20--%20Merits%20Reply%20--%20Final.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:36:08) ORAL ARGUMENT BY NICOLE F. REAVES</p><p>(01:08:22) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ANDREW T. TUTT</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-861; Argued: 2024-12-09</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Andrew T. Tutt, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Nicole F. Reaves, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trump, President of United States v. Slaughter]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 25-332; Argued: Dec 08 2025]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.560" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. D. JOHN SAUER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:03:35.860" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF AMIT AGARWAL"/>
			<psc:chapter start="02:27:03.740" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. D. JOHN SAUER"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-332.html"><i>Trump, President of United States v. Slaughter</i>, No. 25-332</a></b></p><p>Argued on Dec 08 2025.</p><p></p><p>Certiorari to the C. A. District of Columbia Circuit. For petitioners: D. John Sauer, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Amit Agarwal, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The parties are directed to brief and argue the following questions: (1) Whether the statutory removal protections for members of the Federal Trade Commission violate the separation of powers and, if so, whether Humphrey ’ s Executor v. United States , 295 U. S. 602 (1935), should be overruled. (2) Whether a federal court may prevent a person ’ s removal from public office, either through relief at equity or at law.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/25-332">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25-332_p8k0.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-332.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/25-00332qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-332/373723/20250904153414999_Trump%20v.%20Slaughter%20Stay%20Appl.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-332/374661/20250915145313153_25A264%20Application.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-332/374795/20250916140133668_25A264%20Slaughter%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-332/379414/20251010163717598_25-332PetrBr.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-332/383932/20251107161927499_Slaughter%20respondent%20brief%20final.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-332/385592/20251124134517963_25-332reply.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. D. JOHN SAUER</p><p>(01:03:35) ORAL ARGUMENT OF AMIT AGARWAL</p><p>(02:27:03) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. D. JOHN SAUER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 25-332; Argued: Dec 08 2025</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>Certiorari to the C. A. District of Columbia Circuit. For petitioners: D. John Sauer, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Amit Agarwal, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Landor v. LA DOC]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1197; Argued: 2025-11-10]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.800" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ZACHARY D. TRIPP"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:49:32.160" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF LIBBY A. BAIRD"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:19:54.280" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF J. BENJAMIN AGUIÑAGA"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:47:35.510" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ZACHARY D. TRIPP"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1197.html"><i>Landor v. LA DOC</i>, No. 23-1197</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-11-10.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Zachary D. Tripp, Washington, D. C.; and Libby A. Baird, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: J. Benjamin Aguiñaga, Solicitor General, Baton Rouge, La.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Congress has enacted two "sister" statutes to protect religious exercise: the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA), 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq ., and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), 42 U.S.C. 2000cc et seq . In Tanzin v. Tanvir , 592 U.S. 43 (2020), this Court held that an individual may sue a government official in his individual capacity for damages for violations of RFRA. RLUIPA's relevant language is identical. The question presented is whether an individual may sue a government official in his individual capacity for damages for violations of RLUIPA.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/23-1197">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/23-1197_3d9g.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1197.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01197qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1197/309025/20240503154415792_No.-__%20Landor%20Petition%20and%20Appendix%20Combined.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1197/321842/20240807123140525_23-1197%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1197/322955/20240820152045496_Landor%20Certiorari%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1197/358297/20250507161234942_23-1197_cvsg_Landor_file.pdf">Cert. Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1197/370936/20250827152933089_No.%2023-1997%20Landor%20merits%20brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1197/373570/20250903162957828_23-1197tsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1197/359478/20250522152105538_2025.05.22%20Supplemental%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1197/380757/20251027170828911_No.%2023-1197%20Landor%20reply%20brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ZACHARY D. TRIPP</p><p>(00:49:32) ORAL ARGUMENT OF LIBBY A. BAIRD</p><p>(01:19:54) ORAL ARGUMENT OF J. BENJAMIN AGUIÑAGA</p><p>(01:47:35) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ZACHARY D. TRIPP</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-1197; Argued: 2025-11-10</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Zachary D. Tripp, Washington, D. C.; and Libby A. Baird, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: J. Benjamin Aguiñaga, Solicitor General, Baton Rouge, La.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[EPA v. Calumet Shreveport Refining, L.L.C.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 23-1229; Argued: 2025-03-25]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.900" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MALCOLM L. STEWART"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:41:37.470" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SETH P. WAXMAN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:06:13.410" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL R. HUSTON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:40:19.650" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MALCOLM L. STEWART"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1229.html"><i>EPA v. Calumet Shreveport Refining, L.L.C.</i>, No. 23-1229</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-03-25.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondents Growth Energy and Renewable Fuels Association in support of petitioner: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C.
For respondents Calumet Shreveport Refning, L.L.C., et al.: Michael R. Huston, Phoenix, Ariz.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>In a pair of final actions, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied 105 petitions filed by small oil refineries seeking exemptions from the requirements of the Clean Air Act's Renewable Fuel Standard program. Six of those refineries petitioned for review of EPA's decisions in the Fifth Circuit, which denied the government's motion for transfer to the D.C. Circuit. The question presented is as follows: Whether venue for the refineries' challenges lies exclusively in the D.C. Circuit because the agency's denial actions are "nationally applicable" or, alternatively, are "based on a determination of nationwide scope or effect." 42 U.S.C. 7607(b)(1).</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/23-1229">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1229_qol1.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1229.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/23-01229qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1229/310239/20240520193733559_Calumet%20-%20Pet%20-final.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1229/323450/20240827105818942_23-1229%20Small%20Refinery%20Respondents%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1229/325679/20240911134513810_23-1229_CalumetShreveport_certreply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1229/335166/20241213185232097_23-1229tsUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1229/335131/20241213170223138_23-1229%20tsGrowthEnergyEtAl.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1229/344255/20250220152054841_23-1229%20rbGrowthEnergyEtAl.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MALCOLM L. STEWART</p><p>(00:41:37) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SETH P. WAXMAN</p><p>(01:06:13) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MICHAEL R. HUSTON</p><p>(01:40:19) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF MALCOLM L. STEWART</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 23-1229; Argued: 2025-03-25</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondents Growth Energy and Renewable Fuels Association in support of petitioner: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C.
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			<title><![CDATA[Hain Celestial Group v. Palmquist]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-724; Argued: 2025-11-04]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.850" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SARAH E. HARRINGTON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:25:42.610" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF RUSSELL S. POST"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:39:25.300" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF SARAH E. HARRINGTON"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-724.html"><i>Hain Celestial Group v. Palmquist</i>, No. 24-724</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-11-04.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Sarah E. Harrington, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Russell S. Post, Houston, Tex.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Respondents, citizens of Texas, filed this products-liability suit in state court against Petitioners Hain Celestial Group, Inc., then a citizen of Delaware and New York, and Whole Foods, Inc., a citizen of Texas. Hain removed based on diversity jurisdiction, arguing that Whole Foods should be dismissed as fraudulently joined. The district court agreed, dismissing Whole Foods with prejudice. After two additional years of federal- court litigation and a two-week jury trial, the district court granted judgment as a matter of law to Hain. On appeal, without ruling on the merits, the Fifth Circuit held that the district court erred in dismissing Whole Foods, vacated the final judgment, and ordered the matter remanded to state court to start from scratch. Relying on Respondents' post- removal amended complaint, the panel held, in conflict with several other courts of appeals, that the district court lacked jurisdiction to enter judgment as to the completely diverse parties before it. The questions presented are: 1. Whether a district court's final judgment as to completely diverse parties must be vacated when an appellate court later determines that it erred by dismissing a non-diverse party at the time of removal. 2. Whether a plaintiff may defeat diversity jurisdiction after removal by amending the complaint to add factual allegations that state a colorable claim against a nondiverse party when the complaint at the time of removal did not state such a claim</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-724">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-724_j42l.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-724.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00724qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-724/336728/20250107151450253_1.%20Cert.%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-724/351842/20250312102017119_No.%2024-724%20Palmquist%20Opposition%20to%20Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Certiorari.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-724/352921/20250325114522790_24-724%20Cert.%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-724/364036/20250627145559504_24-724%20Brief%20of%20Petitioners.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-724/369407/20250811163207161_resp.%20merits%20brief%20-%20Hain%20Celestial%20v.%20Palmquist%20-%20No.%2024-724.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-724/374297/20250910160916509_24-724%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SARAH E. HARRINGTON</p><p>(00:25:42) ORAL ARGUMENT OF RUSSELL S. POST</p><p>(00:39:25) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF SARAH E. HARRINGTON</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-724; Argued: 2025-11-04</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Sarah E. Harrington, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Russell S. Post, Houston, Tex.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trump, President of U.S. v. Cook]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 25A312; Argued: Jan 21 2026]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:09.360" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. D. JOHN SAUER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:58:22.790" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:54:36.520" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. D. JOHN SAUER"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25A312.html"><i>Trump, President of U.S. v. Cook</i>, No. 25A312</a></b></p><p>Argued on Jan 21 2026.</p><p></p><p>For applicants: D. John Sauer, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.</p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/25A312">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25A312.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A312/374989/20250918113300065_Trump%20v%20Cook%20app.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A312/377893/20250925150916884_SCOTUS%20Cook%20Opp%20Certificate%20of%20Service.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A312/378025/20250926150333128_25A312%20Cook%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:09) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. D. JOHN SAUER</p><p>(00:58:22) ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT</p><p>(01:54:36) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. D. JOHN SAUER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 25A312; Argued: Jan 21 2026</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For applicants: D. John Sauer, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rutherford v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-820; Argued: 2025-11-12]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.580" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF DAVID C. FREDERICK"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:29:00.080" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF DAVID A. O&apos;NEIL"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:46:47.760" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC J. FEIGIN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:18:19.720" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF DAVID C. FREDERICK"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-820.html"><i>Rutherford v. United States</i>, No. 24-820</a></b></p><p>Argued on 2025-11-12.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner in 24-820: David C. Frederick, Washington, D. C. For petitioner in 24-860: David A. O'Neil, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The compassionate-release statute permits courts to reduce a prisoner's sentence if the court finds that "extraordinary and compelling reasons" warrant relief. 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). Congress placed only two limits on what can count as an "extraordinary and compelling reason": (1) it must be "consistent with" "applicable policy statements" from the U.S. Sentencing Commission, id .; and (2) "[r]ehabilitation of the defendant alone shall not be considered an extra- ordinary and compelling reason," 28 U.S.C. § 994(t). Sections 401 and 403 of the First Step Act of 2018 reduced penalties for certain drug and firearm offenses going forward. Because of these changes, individuals sentenced today for these offenses often face mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment decades shorter than they would have received before the First Step Act. The question presented is: Whether, as four circuits permit but six others prohibit, a district court may consider disparities created by the First Step Act's prospective changes in sentencing law when deciding if "extraordinary and compelling reasons" warrant a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i).</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-820">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-820_f2ah.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-820.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00820qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-820/341521/20250130155124152_certiorari%20petition%20-%20Rutherford%20v.%20U.S.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-00820/24-00820o.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-820/358697/20250513133210028_reply%20brief%20-%20Rutherford%20v.%20U.S.%20-%20No.%2024-820.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-820/369264/20250808153852666_opening%20merits%20brief%20-%20Rutherford%20v.%20U.S.%20-%20No.%2024-820.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-820/377956/20250925182237138_24-820bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-820/380758/20251027172028724_24-860_Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF DAVID C. FREDERICK</p><p>(00:29:00) ORAL ARGUMENT OF DAVID A. O'NEIL</p><p>(00:46:47) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIC J. FEIGIN</p><p>(01:18:19) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF DAVID C. FREDERICK</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-820; Argued: 2025-11-12</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner in 24-820: David C. Frederick, Washington, D. C. For petitioner in 24-860: David A. O&apos;Neil, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  VIDED.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-813; Argued: Jan 12 2026]]></description>
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			<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Life of the Law]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.490" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:32:56.670" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF AARON Z. ROPER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:50:22.280" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF J. BENJAMIN AGUIÑAGA"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:14:13.870" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-813.html"><i>Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish</i>, No. 24-813</a></b></p><p>Argued on Jan 12 2026.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.; and Aaron Z. Roper, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: J. Benjamin Aguiñaga, Solicitor General, Baton Rouge, La.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>This petition arises from Louisiana parishes' efforts to hold petitioners liable in state court for, inter alia , production of crude oil in the Louisiana coastal zone during World War II. Petitioners removed these cases from state court under 28 U.S.C. §1442 (a)(1), which as amended in 2011 provides federal jurisdiction over civil actions against "any person acting under [an] officer" of the United States "for or relating to any act under color of such office." The Fifth Circuit unanimously held that petitioners satisfy the statute's "acting under" requirement by virtue of their WWII-era contracts to supply the federal government with high-octane aviation gasoline ("avgas"). But the panel divided on the "relating to" requirement, with the two-judge majority holding that petitioners' wartime production of crude oil was "unrelated" to their contractually required refinement of that same crude into avgas because the contracts did not contain any explicit "directive pertaining to [petitioners'] oil production activities." App.38. Judge Oldham dissented, explaining that the majority's approach reinstates a variant of the "causal nexus" requirement that multiple circuits (and the U.S. Congress) have expressly rejected. The Fifth Circuit denied rehearing en banc by a vote of 7 to 6. The questions presented are: 1. Whether a causal-nexus or contractual-direction test survives the 2011 amendment to the federal-officer removal statute. 2. Whether a federal contractor can remove to federal court when sued for oil-production activities undertaken to fulfill a federal oil-refinement contract.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-813">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-813_5426.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-813.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00813qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-813/340453/20250129161518402_No.%2024-%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-813/356342/20250423142816075_24-813%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-813/358679/20250513114122174_2025-05-13%20Final%20Chevron%20Cert%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-813/373666/20250904122406188_24-813_Brief%20for%20Petitioners.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-813/374442/20250911145847599_24-813%20-Chevron%20USA%20v.%20Plaquemines%20Parish%20Louisiana_.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-813/384401/20251113142213270_24-813%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-813/387392/20251215122758394_2025-12-15%20Chevron%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT</p><p>(00:32:56) ORAL ARGUMENT OF AARON Z. ROPER</p><p>(00:50:22) ORAL ARGUMENT OF J. BENJAMIN AGUIÑAGA</p><p>(01:14:13) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-813; Argued: Jan 12 2026</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.; and Aaron Z. Roper, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: J. Benjamin Aguiñaga, Solicitor General, Baton Rouge, La.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-983; Argued: Feb 23 2026]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.260" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF RICHARD D. KLINGLER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:36:00.900" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF AIMEE BROWN"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-983.html"><i>Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises</i>, No. 24-983</a></b></p><p>Argued on Feb 23 2026.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Richard D. Klingler, Washington, D. C.; and Aimee Brown, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The LIBERTAD Act is an essential pillar of United States foreign policy toward Cuba's hostile and anti-American regime. Title III of that Act creates a private right of action for United States nationals who have a claim to property confiscated by that regime against persons who traffic in that property. 22 U.S.C. § 6082(a)(1). The Act specifies that such trafficking "undermines the foreign policy of the United States" by, among other things, "provid[ing] badly needed financial benefit" to the Cuban regime. Id . § 6081(6). The question presented here applies in every case brought under Title III, and will determine whether that provision continues to advance U.S. foreign policy toward Cuba: whether a plaintiff must prove that the defendant trafficked in property confiscated by the Cuban government as to which the plaintiff owns a claim (as the statute requires), or instead that the defendant trafficked in property that the plaintiff would have continued to own at the time of trafficking in a counterfactual world "as if there had been no expropriation" (as the divided Eleventh Circuit panel held below).</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-983">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-983_9ol1.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-983.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00983qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-983/351416/20250311122008726_Final%20Petition%20Appendix.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-983/359562/20250523131325431_24-983-Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-983/362503/20250606123238307_updated_FINAL_HDC%20Cert%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-983/370934/20250827152318382_24-983%20_Havana_Docks_CVSG.pdf">Cert. Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-983/369619/20250813151350377_Final%20Supplemental%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-983/385611/20251124141544143_24-983tsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-983/374226/20250910120958478_2025-9-10%20Final%20RCCL%20et%20al%20supp%20br.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-983/391927/20260116112045156_2026.01.16%20HDC.Reply.final.v3.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF RICHARD D. KLINGLER</p><p>(00:36:00) ORAL ARGUMENT OF AIMEE BROWN</p><p>(00:56:25) ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-983; Argued: Feb 23 2026</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Richard D. Klingler, Washington, D. C.; and Aimee Brown, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S.A.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-699; Argued: Feb 23 2026]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:08.680" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MORGAN L. RATNER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:31:44.560" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF CURTIS E. GANNON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:58:41.810" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JULES L. LOBEL"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-699.html"><i>Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S.A.</i>, No. 24-699</a></b></p><p>Argued on Feb 23 2026.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Morgan L. Ratner, Washington, D. C.; and Curtis E. Gannon, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Jules L. Lobel, Pittsburgh, Pa.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>In 1960, the Cuban government confiscated the property of American nationals and transferred it to state-owned enterprises. After years without a diplomatic resolution, Congress enacted the Helms-Burton Act, which created a damages action for American nationals against "any person ... that traffics in" such confiscated property. 22 U.S.C. § 6082(a)(1). The Act defines "person" to include "any agency or instrumentality of a foreign state," id. § 6023(11), and expressly contemplates "judgment[s] against an agency or instrumentality of the Cuban Government," id . § 6082(d). The question presented is: Whether the Helms-Burton Act abrogates foreign sovereign immunity in cases against Cuban instrumentalities, or whether parties proceeding under that Act must also satisfy an exception under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-699">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-699_9o6b.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-699.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00699qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-699/336043/20241227105128755_Exxon_PETITION%20FOR%20A%20WRIT%20OF%20CERTIORARI.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-699/354555/20250401154737650_24-699_Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-699/355608/20250415123559441_24-699%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-699/370948/20250827161345705_24-699%20Exxon%20Final.pdf">Cert. Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-699/385940/20251128123944417_24-699_Merits%20Brief_to%20e-file.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-699/386574/20251205145704706_24-699tsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-699/374201/20250910145544122_24-699%20Supplemental%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-699/395440/20260204122814993_Exxon%20-%20Merits%20Reply%202.4.26%20-%20TO%20E-FILE.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:08) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MORGAN L. RATNER</p><p>(00:31:44) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CURTIS E. GANNON</p><p>(00:58:41) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JULES L. LOBEL</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-699; Argued: Feb 23 2026</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Morgan L. Ratner, Washington, D. C.; and Curtis E. Gannon, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Jules L. Lobel, Pittsburgh, Pa.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Enbridge Energy, LP v. Nessel]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-783; Argued: Feb 24 2026]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.060" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOHN J. BURSCH"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:30:42.480" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANN M. SHERMAN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:57:45.140" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JOHN J. BURSCH"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-783.html"><i>Enbridge Energy, LP v. Nessel</i>, No. 24-783</a></b></p><p>Argued on Feb 24 2026.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: John J. Bursch, Caledonia, Mich. For respondent: Ann M. Sherman, Solicitor General, Lansing, Mich.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether district courts have the authority to excuse the thirty-day procedural time limit for removal in 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b)(1).</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-783">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-783_k537.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-783.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00783qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-783/339594/20250117134254622_No.%20_________%20-%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-783/357633/20250429112939528_24-783%20Enbridge%20BIO%20FINAL%20A.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-783/358619/20250512145546114_Final%20Enbridge%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-783/373220/20250829124313186_24-783_Petitioners%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-783/379565/20251014144257159_24-783%20Enbridge%20Brief%20of%20Respondent%20Final%20A.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-783/384416/20251113151635213_No.%2024-783_Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JOHN J. BURSCH</p><p>(00:30:42) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANN M. SHERMAN</p><p>(00:57:45) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JOHN J. BURSCH</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-783; Argued: Feb 24 2026</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: John J. Bursch, Caledonia, Mich. For respondent: Ann M. Sherman, Solicitor General, Lansing, Mich.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pung v. Isabella County]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 25-95; Argued: Feb 25 2026]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:08.210" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF PHILIP L. ELLISON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:50:09.740" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF FREDERICK LIU"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:18:32.810" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW T. NELSON"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-95.html"><i>Pung v. Isabella County</i>, No. 25-95</a></b></p><p>Argued on Feb 25 2026.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Philip L. Ellison, Hemlock, Mich. For United States, as amicus curiae: Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Matthew T. Nelson, Grand Rapids, Mich.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Isabella County confiscated the Pung Estate's private home for approximately $2,200 in taxes and fees (that were never actually owed). The</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/25-95">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25-95_32q3.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-95.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/25-00095qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-95/365731/20250722101235741_250715a%20Petition%20for%20efiling.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-95/369556/20250813115130886_25-95%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-95/374491/20250912101330573_250914a%20Reply%20for%20efiling.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-95/385968/20251201104412403_25-95%20Merits%20Brief%20efiling.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-95/391408/20260112132632586_Pung%20v%20Isabella%20County%20-%20Respondent%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-95/395947/20260210152633375_260214a%20Reply%20for%20efiling.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:08) ORAL ARGUMENT OF PHILIP L. ELLISON</p><p>(00:50:09) ORAL ARGUMENT OF FREDERICK LIU</p><p>(01:18:32) ORAL ARGUMENT OF MATTHEW T. NELSON</p><p>(01:41:54) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF PHILIP L. ELLISON</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 25-95; Argued: Feb 25 2026</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Philip L. Ellison, Hemlock, Mich. For United States, as amicus curiae: Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Matthew T. Nelson, Grand Rapids, Mich.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[United States v. Hemani]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-1234; Argued: Mar 02 2026]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.960" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SARAH M. HARRIS"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:59:31.890" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIN E. MURPHY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:49:45.080" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF SARAH M. HARRIS"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-1234.html"><i>United States v. Hemani</i>, No. 24-1234</a></b></p><p>Argued on Mar 02 2026.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Sarah M. Harris, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Erin E. Murphy, Alexandria, Va.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Whether 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(3), the federal statute that prohibits the possession of firearms by a person who "is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance," violates the Second Amendment as applied to respondent.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-1234">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-1234_6537.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-1234.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-01234qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1234/362144/20250602174403309_HemaniPetition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1234/365642/20250721135332880_24-1234%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1234/368908/20250805153055498_24-1234HemaniCertReply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1234/387312/20251212200434452_24-1234_Hemani_Opening_Brief_and%20Appendix.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1234/392632/20260123152824381_24-1234%20Brief%20for%20Respondent.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1234/396760/20260219141846544_24-1234rbUnitedStates.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SARAH M. HARRIS</p><p>(00:59:31) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ERIN E. MURPHY</p><p>(01:49:45) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF SARAH M. HARRIS</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-1234; Argued: Mar 02 2026</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Sarah M. Harris, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Erin E. Murphy, Alexandria, Va.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hunter v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-1063; Argued: Mar 03 2026]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.000" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:44:04.440" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ZOE A. JACOBY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:32:41.760" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-1063.html"><i>Hunter v. United States</i>, No. 24-1063</a></b></p><p>Argued on Mar 03 2026.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Zoe A. Jacoby, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>This Court has recognized that "no appeal waiver serves as an absolute bar to all appellate claims." Garza v. Idaho , 586 U.S. 232, 238 (2019). But the Court has "ma[de] no statement ... on what particular exceptions [to appeal waivers] may be required." Id . at 238-39 & n.6. In the decision below, the Fifth Circuit reaffirmed its precedent, holding that there are only two grounds on which defendants who sign general appeal waivers may challenge their sentence on appeal: (1) claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, and (2) claims that the sentence exceeds the statutory maximum. The Sixth, Tenth, and Eleventh Circuits adopt a similarly narrow view of the exceptions to general appeal waivers. In stark conflict, the First, Second, Fourth, and Ninth Circuits permit defendants who sign general appeal waivers to raise a broad range of constitutional challenges to their sentences beyond the limited exceptions recognized by the Fifth Circuit and the other courts on its side of the circuit split. The Fifth Circuit below also reaffirmed its precedent holding that an appeal waiver applies even when the sentencing judge advises the defendant that he has a right to appeal and the government does not object to that advice. Although other circuits agree with the Fifth Circuit, the Ninth Circuit squarely holds otherwise, releasing defendants from appeal waivers in identical circumstances. The questions presented are: 1. Whether the only permissible exceptions to a general appeal waiver are for claims of ineffective assistance of counsel or that the sentence exceeds the statutory maximum. 2. Whether an appeal waiver applies when the sentencing judge advises the defendant that he has a right to appeal and the government does not object.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-1063">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-1063_c07e.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-1063.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-01063qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1063/354781/20250404122927341_Hunter%20Pet.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1063/370925/20250827145414077_24-1063%20--%20Hunter%20v%20US.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1063/374316/20250910170649317_Hunter%20cert%20reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1063/386367/20251204101952422_Hunter%20Petitioners%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1063/391775/20260114182144958_24-1063bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1063/396217/20260213112545811_Hunter%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT</p><p>(00:44:04) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ZOE A. JACOBY</p><p>(01:32:41) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF LISA S. BLATT</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-1063; Argued: Mar 03 2026</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Zoe A. Jacoby, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-1238; Argued: Mar 04 2026]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.460" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:42:50.780" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF THEODORE J. BOUTROUS, JR.,"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:08:41.140" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SOPAN JOSHI"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:35:16.380" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-1238.html"><i>Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC</i>, No. 24-1238</a></b></p><p>Argued on Mar 04 2026.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va. For respondents: Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Los Angeles, Cal.; and Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The common law permits a cause of action for negligent selection. For example, a person injured in a truck crash has a cause of action against someone that negligently selected the truck driver to transport property. A federal statute expressly preempts state laws "related to a price, route, or service of any motor carrier ... or any motor private carrier, broker, or freight forwarder with respect to the transportation of property." 49 U.S.C. § 14501(c)(1). The statute has a safety exception, providing that the statute "shall not restrict the safety regulatory authority of a State with respect to motor vehicles." Id . § 14501(c)(2)(A). The question presented is: Does§ 14501(c) preempt a state common-law claim against a broker for negligently selecting a motor carrier or driver?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-1238">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-1238_2cp3.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-1238.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-01238qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1238/362087/20250602133406110_No.-_Petition%20for%20a%20Writ%20of%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1238/364523/20250707125855609_24-1238BriefForRespondentsCHRobinsonWorldwideInc.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1238/365757/20250722124600512_Reply%20in%20support%20of%20petition%20for%20a%20writ%20of%20certiorari.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1238/386022/20251201145245920_24-1238_Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1238/392379/20260121162222044_24-1238bsacUSA_final.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1238/364523/20250707125855609_24-1238BriefForRespondentsCHRobinsonWorldwideInc.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1238/396222/20260213122048721_24-1238%20Final%20Montgomery%20Reply.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT</p><p>(00:42:50) ORAL ARGUMENT OF THEODORE J. BOUTROUS, JR.,</p><p>(01:08:41) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SOPAN JOSHI</p><p>(01:35:16) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-1238; Argued: Mar 04 2026</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va. For respondents: Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Los Angeles, Cal.; and Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Watson v. RNC]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-1260; Argued: Mar 23 2026]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:07.570" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SCOTT G. STEWART"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:55:51.300" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:51:01.170" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. D. JOHN SAUER"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-1260.html"><i>Watson v. RNC</i>, No. 24-1260</a></b></p><p>Argued on Mar 23 2026.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Scott G. Stewart, Solicitor General, Jackson, Miss.  For respondents: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.; and D. John Sauer, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The federal election-day statutes-2 U.S.C. § 7, 2 U.S.C. § 1, and 3 U.S.C. § 1-set the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in certain years as the "election" day for federal offices. Like all other States, Mississippi requires that ballots for federal offices be cast-marked and submitted to election officials-by that day. And like most other States, Mississippi allows some of those timely cast ballots (mail-in absentee ballots, in Mississippi's case) to be counted if they are received by election officials a short time after election day (in Mississippi, within 5 business days after election day). Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15- 637(1)(a). In the decision below, the Fifth Circuit held that the federal election-day statutes require that ballots be both cast by voters and received by election officials by election day and thus preempt Mississippi's law. The question presented is whether the federal election-day statutes preempt a state law that allows ballots that are cast by federal election day to be received by election officials after that day.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-1260">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-1260_3204.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-1260.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-01260qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1260/362512/20250606130022508_Watson%20v.%20RNC%20Petition%20and%20Appendix.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1260/364930/20250710151312285_No.%2024-1260_Response%20in%20Support%20of%20Petition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1260/370612/20250825132757269_No.%2024-1260%20Reply%20re%20Certiorari.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1260/390664/20260102121935930_No.%2024-1260%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1260/396427/20260217134927549_24-1260bsacUnitedStates.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1260/364930/20250710151312285_No.%2024-1260_Response%20in%20Support%20of%20Petition.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1260/400567/20260311123414319_24-1260%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:07) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SCOTT G. STEWART</p><p>(00:55:51) ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAUL D. CLEMENT</p><p>(01:51:01) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. D. JOHN SAUER</p><p>(02:04:16) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF SCOTT G. STEWART</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-1260; Argued: Mar 23 2026</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Scott G. Stewart, Solicitor General, Jackson, Miss.  For respondents: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.; and D. John Sauer, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction, Inc.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 25-6; Argued: Mar 24 2026]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.440" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF GREGORY G. GARRE"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:32:00.880" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF FREDERICK LIU"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:46:17.210" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF WILLIAM M. JAY"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-6.html"><i>Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction, Inc.</i>, No. 25-6</a></b></p><p>Argued on Mar 24 2026.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Gregory G. Garre, Washington, D. C.; and Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondent: William M. Jay, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Judicial estoppel is an equitable doctrine designed '"to protect the integrity of the judicial process' by 'prohibiting parties from deliberately changing positions"' to gain an unfair advantage. New Hampshire v. Maine , 532 U.S. 742, 749-50 (2001). The doctrine targets those who "'deliberately"' mislead courts, not those whose inconsistent positions stem from "inadvertence or mistake." Id . at 750, 753. Courts regularly apply judicial estoppel when a debtor-plaintiff pursues a claim he failed to disclose to the bankruptcy court. The Eleventh, Ninth, Seventh, Sixth, and Fourth Circuits require courts to look at the totality of the circumstances and find that a debtor subjectively intended to mislead the bankruptcy court before applying judicial estoppel to bar a claim outside of the bankruptcy. In stark contrast, the Fifth and Tenth Circuits have embraced a "rigid" and "unforgiving" judicial estoppel rule in the bankruptcy context that bars claims regardless of whether there is evidence that a plaintiff actually intended to mislead. App. 55a. In those circuits, a debtor's failure to disclose a lawsuit to a bankruptcy court triggers judicial estoppel whenever the debtor knew the facts relevant to the undisclosed claim and had a potential motive for concealment-which is virtually always present in the bankruptcy context. The question presented is: Whether the doctrine of judicial estoppel can be invoked to bar a plaintiff who fails to disclose a civil claim in bankruptcy filings from pursuing that claim simply because there is a potential motive for nondisclosure, regardless of whether there is evidence that the plaintiff in fact acted in bad faith.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/25-6">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25-6_l6gn.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-6.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/25-00006qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-6/364035/20250627141435446_2025-06-27%20-%20Keathley%20-%20Petition%20For%20Certiorari%20with%20appendix.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-6/373337/20250902130658968_25-6%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-6/374775/20250916120524518_2025-09-16%20Supreme%20Court%20No.%2025-6%20-%20Keathley%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-6/387284/20251212162114343_SCT%20No.%2025-6%20Keathley%20Merits%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-6/389995/20251219135643827_Keathley_brief_final.pdf">Merits Stage Brief of the United States (Green Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-6/392834/20260127173104149_25-6%20-%20Keathley%20v.%20Buddy%20Ayers%20-%20Brief%20for%20Respondent.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-6/399379/20260226135421488_2026-02-26%20SCT%20No.%2025-6%20-%20Keathley%20Reply%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GREGORY G. GARRE</p><p>(00:32:00) ORAL ARGUMENT OF FREDERICK LIU</p><p>(00:46:17) ORAL ARGUMENT OF WILLIAM M. JAY</p><p>(01:08:05) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF GREGORY G. GARRE</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 25-6; Argued: Mar 24 2026</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Gregory G. Garre, Washington, D. C.; and Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondent: William M. Jay, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noem, Sec. of Homeland v. Al Otro Lado]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 25-5; Argued: Mar 24 2026]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:05.670" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF VIVEK SURI"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:39:18.800" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF KELSI B. CORKRAN"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:17:10.170" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF VIVEK SURI"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-5.html"><i>Noem, Sec. of Homeland v. Al Otro Lado</i>, No. 25-5</a></b></p><p>Argued on Mar 24 2026.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Kelsi B. Corkran, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq . , provides that an alien who "arrives in the United States" may apply for asylum and must be inspected by an immigration officer. 8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(1)(A), 1225(a)(1) and (3). The question presented is whether an alien who is stopped on the Mexican side of the U.S.-Mexico border "arrives in the United States" within the meaning of those provisions.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/25-5">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25-5_4gd5.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-5.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/25-00005qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-5/364238/20250701145005805_Al_Otro_Lado_Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-5/379160/20251008162551261_Noem%20v.%20AOL%20Brief%20in%20Opposition%20for%20Filing%2010.8.25.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-5/380440/20251023161944528_25-5%20--%20Noem%20v.%20Al%20Otro%20Lado.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-5/390940/20260106152523401_25-5AlOtroLadoPetBr.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-5/395932/20260210135039024_No%2025-5%20Noem%20v%20Al%20Otro%20Lado%20Respondents%20Merits%20Brief%20to%20Printer.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-5/400424/20260309155818752_25-5AlOtroReply.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF VIVEK SURI</p><p>(00:39:18) ORAL ARGUMENT OF KELSI B. CORKRAN</p><p>(01:17:10) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF VIVEK SURI</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 25-5; Argued: Mar 24 2026</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Kelsi B. Corkran, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-935; Argued: Mar 25 2026]]></description>
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			<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Life of the Law]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.490" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF TRACI L. LOVITT"/>
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			<psc:chapter start="01:13:23.120" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF TRACI L. LOVITT"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-935.html"><i>Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock</i>, No. 24-935</a></b></p><p>Argued on Mar 25 2026.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: Traci L. Lovitt, New York, N. Y.  For respondent: Jennifer D. Bennett, San Francisco, Cal.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Are workers who deliver locally goods that travel in interstate commerce-but who do not transport the goods across borders nor interact with vehicles that cross borders-"transportation workers" "engaged in foreign or interstate commerce" for purposes of the Federal Arbitration Act's § 1 exemption?</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-935">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-935_7648.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-935.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-00935qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-935/342888/20250219160940575_Brock%20-%20Cert%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-935/364001/20250626171020593_Brock%20BIO.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-935/365331/20250716130622412_24-935_cert%20rb.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-935/386465/20251204160956834_24-935%20ts.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-935/391896/20260115211204412_Brock.Respondent%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-935/396516/20260217171109644_24-935%20merits%20rb.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF TRACI L. LOVITT</p><p>(00:31:08) ORAL ARGUMENT OF JENNIFER D. BENNETT</p><p>(01:13:23) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF TRACI L. LOVITT</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-935; Argued: Mar 25 2026</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: Traci L. Lovitt, New York, N. Y.  For respondent: Jennifer D. Bennett, San Francisco, Cal.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abouammo v. United States]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 25-5146; Argued: Mar 30 2026]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:00.000" title="Case Call"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.400" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF TOBIAS S. LOSS-EATON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:32:34.490" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANTHONY A. YANG"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:12:47.340" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF TOBIAS S. LOSS-EATON"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-5146.html"><i>Abouammo v. United States</i>, No. 25-5146</a></b></p><p>Argued on Mar 30 2026.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Tobias S. Loss-Eaton, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>As part of an investigation into a scheme to disclose nonpublic Twitter account information to foreign actors, San Francisco-based FBI agents visited Petitioner Ahmad Abouammo at his home in Seattle. While they were there, Mr. Abouammo went upstairs and emailed them an allegedly falsified document. Mr. Abouammo's only interaction with the agents occurred in Seattle. A grand jury in the Northern District of California indicted Mr. Abouammo for (among other things) falsifying documents with the intent to impede an investigation. The parties then agreed to toll the statute of limitations for other uncharged offenses. On the day the tolling agreement expired, the government filed a superseding information adding various felony counts. Mr. Abouammo never waived prosecution by indictment. See Fed. R. Crim. P. 7(b). Four months after the limitations period had expired, the government dismissed this placeholder information and replaced it with a superseding indictment containing the same charges. The questions presented are: 1. Whether venue is proper in a district where no offense conduct took place, so long as the statute's intent element "contemplates" effects that could occur there. 2. Whether a criminal information unaccompanied by a waiver of indictment is an "information charging a felony" that allows the government to unilaterally extend the statute of limitations under 18 U.S.C. § 3288.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/25-5146">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25-5146_1b8e.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-5146.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/25-05146qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-5146/365352/20250716141109148_Abouammo%20Cert%20Petition.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-5146/379897/20251017120522185_Abouammo%20opp.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-5146/383608/20251105105827847_Abouammo%20Cert%20Reply%20-%20Final.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-5146/392101/20260120114700674_No.%2025-5146%20-%20Abouammo%20v.%20US%20-%20Petitioners%20Brief.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-5146/396818/20260219192622991_25-5146bsUnitedStates.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-5146/401421/20260320114936521_Abouammo%20Reply%20-%20FINAL.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF TOBIAS S. LOSS-EATON</p><p>(00:32:34) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ANTHONY A. YANG</p><p>(01:12:47) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF TOBIAS S. LOSS-EATON</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 25-5146; Argued: Mar 30 2026</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Tobias S. Loss-Eaton, Washington, D. C.  For respondent: Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 25-83; Argued: Mar 30 2026]]></description>
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			<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:00:06.200" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF ADAM G. UNIKOWSKY"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:31:19.350" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF DANIEL L. GEYSER"/>
			<psc:chapter start="00:50:45.410" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ADAM G. UNIKOWSKY"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-83.html"><i>Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties</i>, No. 25-83</a></b></p><p>Argued on Mar 30 2026.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Adam G. Unikowsky, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Daniel L. Geyser, Dallas, Tex.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>Under Sections 9 and 10 of the Federal Arbitration Act, a party may apply to confirm or vacate an arbitration award. But federal courts have limited jurisdiction over Section 9 and 10 applications. In Badgerow v. Walters , 596 U.S. 1, 4, 9-11 (2022), this Court held that a federal court may exercise jurisdiction only if the application establishes diversity or federal-question jurisdiction on its face. A federal court may not exercise jurisdiction merely on the basis that the underlying dispute, save for the arbitration agreement, would have been justiciable in federal court. See id . But what happens when a court initially exercises jurisdiction over the underlying dispute, stays the case pending arbitration, and is later faced with an application to confirm or vacate an arbitration award in the same case? The courts of appeals have sharply divided on the appropriate jurisdictional analysis. Several courts of appeals, including the Second Circuit below, have held that the initial exercise of jurisdiction creates a "jurisdictional anchor" that confers jurisdiction over a subsequent Section 9 or 10 application to confirm or vacate, even if jurisdiction would otherwise be absent. By contrast, the Fourth Circuit has held that a court must establish an independent basis for jurisdiction over a Section 9 or 10 application to confirm or vacate. The question presented is: Whether a federal court that initially exercises jurisdiction and stays a case pending arbitration maintains jurisdiction over a post-arbitration Section 9 or 10 application where jurisdiction would otherwise be lacking.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/25-83">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25-83_o7kq.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-83.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/25-00083qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-83/365505/20250718102458658_USSC%20Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Certiorari.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-83/380319/20251022135955367_25-83-Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-83/383208/20251031110342720_Adrian%20Jules%20-%20Cert%20Reply.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-83/391951/20260116122533610_25-83%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-83/396498/20260217162302726_25-83%20bs.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-83/401311/20260319125250318_25-83%20rb.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF ADAM G. UNIKOWSKY</p><p>(00:31:19) ORAL ARGUMENT OF DANIEL L. GEYSER</p><p>(00:50:45) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF ADAM G. UNIKOWSKY</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:author>The Life of the Law</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 25-83; Argued: Mar 30 2026</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Adam G. Unikowsky, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Daniel L. Geyser, Dallas, Tex.</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pitchford v. Cain]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Case No. 24-7351; Argued: Mar 31 2026]]></description>
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			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Life of the Law]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<psc:chapter start="00:53:19.320" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF SCOTT G. STEWART"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:33:27.670" title="ORAL ARGUMENT OF EMILY M. FERGUSON"/>
			<psc:chapter start="01:47:21.460" title="REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JOSEPH J. PERKOVICH"/>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-7351.html"><i>Pitchford v. Cain</i>, No. 24-7351</a></b></p><p>Argued on Mar 31 2026.</p><p></p><p>For petitioner: Joseph J. Perkovich, New York, N. Y. (Appointed by this Court.)  For respondents: Scott G. Stewart, Solicitor General, Jackson, Miss.; and Emily M. Ferguson, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>District Attorney Doug Evans convicted Terry Pitchford, aged 18 years at the time of the crime, of capital murder and secured a death verdict in the Grenada Circuit Court before Judge Joseph Loper on February 9, 2006, with the entirety of jury selection and opening arguments taking place on February 6. After direct and collateral reviews in state court, the Northern District of Mississippi granted habeas corpus relief upon concluding that the trial court failed to determine the plausibility of the prosecutor ’ s proffered reasons for peremptorily striking four Black venire members or otherwise consider the full circumstances bearing upon whether Mr. Evans ’ s reasons for striking any and each of these four venire members was pretextual and in violation of the Equal Protection Clause. In so doing, the District Court ruled the state supreme court ’ s reliance on its waiver jurisprudence improperly foreclosed consideration of pretext under Batson v. Kentucky , 476 U.S. 79 (1986). The Fifth Circuit reversed, finding that Judge Loper implicitly made determinations for each of the four strikes, trial counsel waived argument of pretext, and the Supreme Court of Mississippi ’ s waiver jurisprudence comports with Batson. This opinion in Pitchford v. Cain confirmed the Fifth Circuit ’ s disavowal of earlier circuit jurisprudence recognizing, inter alia, that since Miller-El v. Dretke , 545 U.S. 231 (2005) ( Miller-El II ), capital petitioners had been unable to “ waive[] any Batson claim based on a comparison analysis, ” Woodward v. Epps , 580 F.3d 318, 338 (5th Cir. 2009), deepening the Fifth Circuit ’ s split, joined by two other circuits, with the majority of courts of appeals in the application of Batson . This petition presents the following questions: 1. Does clearly established federal law determined by this Court and applied in six other circuits require reversal of a state appellate court ’ s denial of relief from a capital prosecutor ’ s discriminatory exercise of four peremptory strikes against Black venire members wherein the trial court, for each of the four strikes, failed to determine “ the plausibility of the reason in light of all evidence with a bearing on it ”? Miller-El II , 545 U.S at 251–52. 2. Does Mississippi Supreme Court precedent, which deems waived on direct review arguments of pretext not stated in the trial record, defy this Court ’ s clearly established federal law under Batson ? 3. Does a finding of waiver on a trial record possessing Batson objections, defense counsel efforts to argue the objection, and the trial court ’ s express assurance the issues were preserved, constitute an unreasonable determination of facts?
GRANTED LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: WHETHER, UNDER THE STANDARDS SET FORTH IN AEDPA, 28 U. S. C. § 2254(d), THE MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT UNREASONABLY DETERMINED THAT PETITIONER WAIVED HIS RIGHT TO REBUT THE PROSECUTOR'S ASSERTED RACE-NEUTRAL REASONS FOR EXERCISING PEREMPTORY STRIKES AGAINST FOUR BLACK JURORS. ORDER OF MARCH 30, 2026: THE MOTION OF PETITIONER FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL IS GRANTED. CERT. GRANTED 12/15/</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-7351">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-7351_3ebh.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-7351.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/24-07351qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-7351/359848/20250528194840993_TxP-2025.05.28.pwc.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-7351/368631/20250801120431754_Pitchford%20BIO%20final.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-7351/369829/20250815124346904_TxP-2025.08.15-Reply..pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-7351/392924/20260128173638234_Pitchford%20-%20Opening%20Brief%20-%20Final.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-7351/399510/20260227133031362_No.%2024-7351%20Brief%20for%20Respondents%20and%20Appendix.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-7351/401129/20260317163834785_2026-03-17%20Pitchford%20Reply%20-%20Final.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:53:19) ORAL ARGUMENT OF SCOTT G. STEWART</p><p>(01:33:27) ORAL ARGUMENT OF EMILY M. FERGUSON</p><p>(01:47:21) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF JOSEPH J. PERKOVICH</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 24-7351; Argued: Mar 31 2026</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioner: Joseph J. Perkovich, New York, N. Y. (Appointed by this Court.)  For respondents: Scott G. Stewart, Solicitor General, Jackson, Miss.; and Emily M. Ferguson, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)</itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trump, President of U.S. v. Barbara]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-365.html"><i>Trump, President of U.S. v. Barbara</i>, No. 25-365</a></b></p><p>Argued on Apr 01 2026.</p><p></p><p>For petitioners: D. John Sauer, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Cecillia D. Wang, San Francisco, Cal.</p><p></p><p><b>Question Presented:</b></p><p><i>The Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment provides that those "born * * * in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof," are U.S. citizens. U.S. Const. Amend. XIV, § 1. The Clause was adopted to confer citizenship on the newly freed slaves and their children, not on the children of aliens temporarily visiting the United States or of illegal aliens. On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order No. 14,160, Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship , which restores the original meaning of the Citizenship Clause and provides, on a prospective basis only, that children of temporary visitors and illegal aliens are not U.S. citizens by birth. The Citizenship Order directs federal agencies not to issue or accept citizenship documents for such children born more than 30 days after the Order's effective date. The question presented is whether the Executive Order complies on its face with the Citizenship Clause and with 8 U.S.C. 1401(a), which codifies that Clause.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Oral Argument Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/25-365">SCOTUS Oral Argument Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25-365_1b8e.pdf">Transcript PDF</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Docket Links:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-365.html">SCOTUS Docket Page</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/25-00365qp.pdf">Question Presented</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-365/378052/20250926163053178_TrumpvBarbaraCertPet.pdf">Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (White Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-365/380948/20251029124241000_25-365%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">Brief in Opposition (Orange Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-365/383785/20251106155818044_25-365%20Trump%20v.%20Barbara.pdf">Reply Brief in Support of Petition (Tan Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-365/392236/20260120203524283_25-365BarbaraGovtBr.pdf">Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (Blue Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-365/396806/20260219162058285_25-365%20Trump%20v%20Barbara%20Respondents%20Brief.pdf">Respondent's Brief on the Merits (Red Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-365/401370/20260319170917265_25-365%20Barbara%20Reply.pdf">Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (Yellow Br.)</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p></p><p>(00:00:00) Case Call</p><p>(00:00:06) ORAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. D. JOHN SAUER</p><p>(01:09:05) ORAL ARGUMENT OF CECILLIA D. WANG</p><p>(02:05:11) REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF GEN. D. JOHN SAUER</p><p></p><p><b>Disclosure, Disclaimer, and Credits:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Independent feed.  <b><i>NOT</i></b> affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States or any other entity.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Audio files from and links to the Supreme Court of the United States' website.</p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p>Image credit to Ian Hutchinson, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y">https://unsplash.com/photos/U8WfiRpsQ7Y</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Case No. 25-365; Argued: Apr 01 2026</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>For petitioners: D. John Sauer, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondents: Cecillia D. Wang, San Francisco, Cal.</itunes:summary>
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